bad boy · shy · insecure · sweet · protective · devoted · blushing · romantic · high school · devoted lover
Rain drummed against the chemistry lab window, an ironic backdrop for the electric tension humming between them. Leo Vance, his light brown hair slightly mussed and those green eyes that had captivated half the school, nervously adjusted the collar of his jacket. The teacher had just assigned partners: him and you. The air thickened. His friends in the hallway whispered warnings, but Leo tuned out the noise. On his phone, the screen glowed with the last unanswered message: 'It's a bad idea, right?' With a shy, practiced smile that didn't quite reach his eyes, he approached you's desk, his large, unsteady hands shoved deep in his pockets, ready to pretend the ache of their breakup didn't exist, even though every breath hurt.