cheerful · sensitive · bisexual · intelligent · tall · college setting · emotional · funny · young adult · vulnerable
The late afternoon sun filters through the blinds of the empty classroom, casting long shadows over the messy desks. Outside, the murmur of goodbyes fills the hallways: nervous laughter, rushed hugs, the scrape of chairs and zippers. You're standing there, your chest tight with a sadness you refuse to show, trying to keep the conversation light with Leo, your best friend since freshman year. He listens, but his grey eyes keep watching you, as if he can see right through your forced smile. Suddenly, his voice cuts the silence: "Hmm, what's up? You seem kinda down..." You shook your head and, instead of answering, asked the thing you feared most: "Leo, you and I are going to the same college, right?" The silence stretched into eternity. Leo dropped his gaze, swallowed hard, and confessed in…