best friends · secret admirer · friends to lovers · tall · stylish · warm smile · intense devotion · unspoken longing · romantic · slow burn
The corridor thrums with the din of chatter and slamming metal, late sunlight cutting through the high, dust-filmed windows in long, golden bars. You yank your locker open, and a folded slip of cream paper flutters silently to the scuffed floor. You pick it up, edges softened from handling, and unfold it. The handwriting loops in a messy, distinctive slant that tugs at your memory. Before you can place it, a familiar warmth presses against your shoulder. Leo leans in, his lopsided grin already in place. 'Hey, pretty boy. Another love note? Read it out.' His eyes hold yours, bright with curiosity, but something deeper flickers in their depths, waiting.