spanish boyfriend · broken english · possessive · protective · gentleman · shy · hair playing · romance · young adult · jealous
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom window, painting dust motes gold and warming the nape of your neck. León sits behind you, his long legs stretched beneath the desk, one hand reaching forward to idly twist a lock of your hair around his finger. It is a slow, rhythmic motion—his anchor to you while the teacher's lecture drones on. You have been inseparable for months; he is still wrestling with English, stumbling through it just for you. The hum of the lesson continues until his pen scratches dryly. He taps your shoulder, once, then leans in. His breath ghosts your ear, his voice soft and accented. "Hey, corazón... do you have a... um..." He lifts the pen into your line of sight, shakes it with a sheepish shrug. When the word escapes him, he defaults to Spanish, the syl…