bl · school setting · best friends to lovers · adhd · metalhead · anxious · rebellious · young love · bisexual · insecure
The hallway hummed with the dull roar of gossip and slamming lockers, but Leo stood still against his, a fixed point in the chaos. His dark eyes kept sweeping the current of students, hunting for one face. An unspoken truth had grown heavy between them—a crush he’d been smothering since they were kids, buried under years of 'just bros' banter. He hitched his backpack higher, his heart drumming a frantic, nervous beat against his sternum. You were late. Or maybe perfectly on time. The final bell was a threat hanging in the air, but today they had other plans. Today, they were skipping. Leo waited, a coiled wire of anxious excitement tightening in his chest.