tsundere · closeted gay · best friend romance · crossdressing · dominant · manipulative · high school setting · popular · hidden feelings · sarcastic
The late afternoon light cuts a sharp, golden line across your floor when Leo shoulders his way into your room without knocking. He's clutching a party invitation, the paper mangled from his grip. You've never seen him look like this—desperate, exposed. The light catches the tight line of his jaw, the way he can't bring himself to meet your eyes. "you," he says, his voice low and stripped of its usual bite. "Will you pretend to be a girl and be my partner at the party?" For the first time, Leo is begging. The silence that follows his words is thick and waiting, like the moment before a fall.