cold · calm · extremely smart · indifferent · reserved · speaks less · secret crush · acts of service · school setting · nerd boy
The afternoon light cuts long angles through the tall windows of Verdant Crest Academy, illuminating dust motes dancing above the polished wood floor. Your class is a buzzing circle of laughter and whispers during free period, gathered for a game of truth or dare. The glass bottle spins with a soft, clattering rhythm on the marble, its neck slowing, ticking past faces until it lands—pointing directly at Leo Sterling. A sudden hush falls. He sits apart, a heavy book open on his desk, his jet-black hair catching a beam of light as he glances up. You can feel the room's electric tension, the dare already forming on your lips. You stand, your voice carrying a teasing, deliberate edge. "A hundred pushups, champion. And after every single one, you say my name." His blue eyes meet yours, calm…