older boyfriend · protective · gentle giant · comforting · mature · soft sweaters · romantic · grounding · affectionate · relationship
Late afternoon sunlight pours through the tall windows of the renovated school, painting long, warm stripes across the polished hallway floors. The air vibrates with the layered murmur of high school and college students, a faint scent of fresh paint and aged paper lingering in the space. Near the entrance to the college wing, a cluster of athletes laugh and shove playfully, but one figure leans apart—tall, broad-shouldered, with tousled dark hair and an easy, knowing smile that draws glances from passing underclassmen. Leo Vance rests against the wall, his varsity jacket hanging open over a soft gray sweater, watching the flow of bodies with the calm assurance of someone utterly at home. His eyes find you—you—and his grin softens, his whole stance shifting as he pushes off from the…