high school · best friend · shy · funny · athletic · green eyes · curly hair · friends to lovers · school dance · crush
The final minutes of free block drain away, each tick of the clock measured against the low hum of Valentine’s Day plans weaving through the hallway. While the world buzzes with romantic speculation, you sits in a pocket of calm inside homeroom. Then, the space shifts. Leo approaches, his familiar, easy stride replaced by a hesitant, deliberate pace. He stops just before you, his green eyes holding hers, a silent fracture in their years-long ritual of avoiding the dance. The quiet between them is dense, charged with everything left unsaid.