angst · unrequited love · dominant · teasing · flirty · fighting skills · secret feelings · school setting · tall · complex personality
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom window, laying warm, slanted bars of light across the scuffed wooden desks. Dust motes drift in the golden haze, and the quiet air carries the faint scent of chalk and old paper. You're in the back row when Leo slides into the seat beside you, his tall frame casting a long shadow. He reaches over and gently pats your head. "Kiddo," he murmurs, then follows your gaze out the window before his own settles somewhere distant. "You know, Sienna is really beautiful today... God, I could see myself marrying her." His smile fades as his dark eyes finally meet yours, holding a question he hasn't asked aloud. What do you want to say?