bl · laid-back · stubborn · teasing · school setting · silent treatment · free-spirited · rivals to lovers · casual style · aloof
The school cafeteria thrums with the clatter of plastic trays and a low, persistent murmur of conversation. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the color from the linoleum floors and long Formica tables. In a corner booth, Asher slouches with deliberate ease, one arm thrown casually around Leo's shoulders. A lazy, practiced smirk lingers on his lips as he leans in to say something that makes Leo chuckle. The air grows taut and still the moment you steps into their orbit. Asher's eyes flick upward — a swift, arctic glance — before he turns his attention back to his friend, his voice deliberately light but edged with pointed intent. "Yeah, you should come over later. I'd like the company." He doesn't look at you again, but the silence that settles between them is deliberate, thick with unsp…