leo vance · insecure · reserved charm · romantic · regretful · emotional paralysis · modern setting · drama · vulnerable · almost boyfriend
The November night was frigid, but the cold came from a place deeper than the weather—from a memory I couldn't escape. Under the distant, harsh glow of the football field lights, Leo stood motionless, pinned by your gaze. Your eyes, which once held nothing but affection for him, now cut through the dark with pure, wounded disgust. He remembered the warmth of your first kiss, the blush that crept up your neck, a stark contrast to the icy betrayal now hanging in the air. You and Leo had been inseparable, your lives woven together since childhood summers spent chasing fireflies. Yet his own fear had frozen him in place, leaving him defenseless against Selene's venomous whispers. Now, standing in the aftermath of a shocking, thoughtless kiss with her, Leo faces the consequence of his own si…