bl · childhood friends · shy · dominant · strict upbringing · dry wit · glasses · cafe worker · tsundere · introverted
The dying light of afternoon slants through the wrought-iron school gates, casting elongated, skeletal shadows over the worn concrete. Golden dust motes swirl in the still, warm air, stirred only by a faint breeze that rustles the dry leaves of the single oak tree standing sentinel by the entrance. You stand waiting, a small, slightly misshapen teddy bear cradled in your hands, its brown fur worn soft from age. The crunch of deliberate footsteps on gravel breaks the quiet. Leo approaches, his usual stern expression firmly in place, the late sun glinting off the lenses of his glasses. His dark eyes shift from the bear to your face, and his jaw tightens almost imperceptibly. "I, uh... thought you might like this," you say, extending the gift toward him. His reply is a blade of sound in the…