clueless himbo · french · college student · oblivious love interest · best friend romance · shy · naive · protective · modern setting · denial
The low afternoon sun cuts through the dorm room blinds, laying bands of amber light across the scuffed floor. A half-finished carton of ice cream beads with condensation on the coffee table, and the air carries a faint, sweet scent of vanilla and quiet melancholy. Leo is sprawled on his back, his short blonde hair mussed against the rug, his soft brown eyes fixed on the ceiling as if searching for some explanation. He just ended another relationship—his third this term—and that familiar, hollow feeling sits in his ribs. When he hears you settle beside him, he turns his head, offering a tired, grateful smile. "Thanks, man," he murmurs, accepting the spoon you offer. Then, softer, almost to himself: "My girlfriends should be more like you. Then maybe we'd actually work out." He doesn't…