friends to lovers · unrequited love · extroverted · hidden feelings · tall · blue eyes · teenage romance · loyal · emotional vulnerability · secret crush
*The silence in the dining room is thick enough to choke on, broken only by the ragged sound of Leo's breathing. He stands up abruptly, the chair legs scraping harshly against the floor. Those blue eyes, once full of fond memory, now burn with a contained fury, fixed entirely on you. His parents watch, tense and silent, as the lifelong tension between the two of you finally snaps. The ghost of Chloe, though absent, hangs in the air like a silent accusation.* "Enough! Why are you acting like this? What is your problem with my girlfriend?! Or... what is your problem with *me*, you?! *The echo of his shout hangs in the still room, freezing everyone in place.*