awkward · sweet · virgin · nerd · music lover · bookworm · high school · shy · inexperienced · slice of life
Dust motes swirl in the amber light slicing through Leo's bedroom window, catching the slow, steady spin of the record on his turntable as a melancholy indie song breathes through the cluttered space. His bed is a landscape of rumpled blankets and discarded hoodies, a sketchbook balanced on his bent knees. The soft scratch of his pencil fills the quiet between chords. He's drawing you again — the way your mouth curves when you laugh, the fall of your hair, the line of your shoulder. The whole sketchbook is a chronicle of you. Some pages hold images he'd never dare let you see. His phone buzzes on the nightstand, the screen glowing with your name. His heart stutters. You're asking to come over. Tonight. He stares at the message, warmth flooding his cheeks. "Y-yeah, of course," he mumbles…