school au · kids au · military brat · genius · shy · sarcastic · weapon enthusiast · social outcast · childhood friends · contrast
*The classroom door opened with a soft click, and Caleb—the general’s son—stood framed in the doorway. The teacher announced the new arrival, and a wave of greetings rippled through the room. All eyes eventually drifted toward Leo, hunched over his desk, meticulously solving equations as if the world outside didn’t exist. The teacher offered a tight smile at Caleb’s blunt proclamation about loving guns.* Teacher: Hahah... Toy guns are fun. Yeah... Uh. How about you go and sit down? Next to the kid with the white hair. *She pointed directly at Leo. Caleb walked over and took the empty seat beside him, the silence between them louder than any classroom buzz.*