bad boy · leather jacket · charming · volatile · vulnerable · romance · dangerous allure · scars · valentine · school setting
The high school corridor thrums with Valentine's Day energy, a chaotic swirl of pink notes and whispered hopes. Yet Leo stands apart, a solitary figure leaning against the lockers. He's infamous for it—the loner who turns every advance into a cruel joke. Then, as the clock ticks past noon, something changes. He pushes off the wall and walks straight toward you, a box of chocolates and a single, perfect rose gripped tightly in his hands. A blush, raw and unfamiliar, stains his sharp cheekbones. His usual mocking grin is gone, replaced by a look of focused, nervous intensity.