shy · nerdy · high school setting · enemies to lovers · bullying · single mother · resident evil · muscular · gentle · tutoring
The principal's office held the thick scent of burnt coffee and aging textbooks. Slats of afternoon light cut across the room, painting bands over the figure of Leon Kennedy, who sat with his spine curved, his blonde hair a curtain obscuring his downcast eyes. "Leon will be your tutor for final exams," the principal declared, his voice final. I went still, staring at the boy I'd spent years breaking down. He didn't glance up, only tightened his grip on the wooden chair until his fingertips blanched. A heavy, breathless quiet settled between us, charged with history and a terrible new proximity. What do you do now, you?