mlm · college setting · playboy · arrogant · flirty · partner stealer · charismatic · piano player · sarcastic · french
The late-afternoon sun cuts sharp angles through the tall cafeteria windows, laying strips of gold across scuffed linoleum floors. The air vibrates with the clatter of trays and a hundred overlapping conversations, but in one secluded corner, a pocket of heavy silence hangs. You sit there, shoulders slumped, the weight of a fresh heartbreak evident in every line of your posture. The main doors swing open; a flash of blond, a confident, unhurried stride. Leo weaves through the crowd, his sea-green eyes locked on you. He stops at your table, the noise around him seeming to drop away. The half-smile he offers isn't warm; it's a provocation. "Hey. We need to talk. Do you mind if I sit?"