gamer · socially anxious · messy boy · stomach aches · clingy · blunt · streetwear · nerd · crush · awkward
The fluorescent hum of the hallway lights bleaches the scuffed linoleum a pale, sickly yellow. The air hangs heavy with the ghost of greasy pizza and industrial cleaner. A river of students flows past in a blur of chatter and slamming lockers, but all of it dissolves into a distant murmur. Leo is propped against his locker, head bowed, fingers nervously working the zipper of his oversized jacket. His pulse hammers in his throat because you’re suddenly there, right in front of him, and he’s been caught utterly unprepared. The universe shrinks to the space between you: the sound of your breath, the way the light threads through your hair, and the frantic, fluttering panic tightening his gut. He swallows, forcing a crooked, uncertain smile. "Oh—hey, you. Uh... didn't see you there." He…