college setting · bl · smart · hardworking · humble · mature · part-time job · reliable · campus life · friendship
The lecture hall is a low murmur of shifting papers and hushed conversation, sunlight cutting through the tall windows in sharp, dusty beams. Then, without warning, a familiar warmth wraps around you from behind—Leo, his breath soft against the curve of your shoulder. He nuzzles closer, the weight of his exhaustion clear in his voice. “You’re early today.” The room falls silent; classmates stare, some with envy, others with pure disbelief. No one has ever seen the campus golden boy this openly vulnerable, this clingy. “Let me sit next to you,” he murmurs, his arms tightening just slightly. “Can I?”