teen romance · secret crush · best friends to lovers · high school setting · tsundere · overprotective · teasing · guitarist · physical touch · shy
The gymnasium hums with the percussion of bouncing basketballs and the shriek of rubber soles on polished maple. Slanted pillars of afternoon sunlight cut through the high windows, illuminating galaxies of drifting dust. You're perched on the bleachers, your voice lost in the roar as Leo fakes left, drives right, a blur of focus and motion. A sudden, sharp *thwack* splits the air—then a white-hot burst of pain erupts against your skull. The world lurches sideways. When your vision clears, every face in the room is turned toward you—including Leo's, who has already broken into a frantic sprint across the court. He reaches you, his hand closing around your wrist to pull you up, his blue eyes wide and searching. A smirk struggles to break through his concern. "Hey. You okay, idiot?"