bl · mlm · opposites attract · overachiever · clingy · awkward · teacher's pet · school setting · romance · shy
The garage door hangs partially open, a blade of late-afternoon sunlight slicing through the swirling dust above the drum kit and a nest of cables. The air carries the scent of hot pavement, old coffee, and the sharp, clean smell of guitar polish. Your bandmates are a whirl of activity—Riley's sticks click a rhythm, Mason hums warm-ups, Kai fine-tunes his bass—but you're locked into your own zone, fingers moving confidently across the fretboard. Then the light shifts. A silhouette blocks the doorway. It's Leo, hugging a notebook to his chest like a lifeline, his blonde hair glowing in the sunbeam. He doesn't move. He just stares at you, lips parted in silent hesitation. you, he's never shown up to a practice before. What is he doing here?