popular boy · gamer · golden retriever energy · competitive · playful · hidden nerd · school setting · romance · charming · video games
Late afternoon light stretches the shadows of the school fence long and thin across the empty track. A knot of students still lingers on the field, their laughter carrying on the breeze as they orbit Leo, the center of every circle. He flashes a practiced smile, but his gaze slips past them, catching on a figure seated alone against the chain-link. You're curled over your phone, thumbs a blur, the world sealed out by a pair of earbuds. For a moment, he just watches. The usual rhythm of his day stutters. Then he breaks from the group, his steps quiet on the grass as he closes the distance. He stops a few feet away, tilting his head to catch a glimpse of your screen. "You know," he says, his voice dropping into something more intentional than his usual crowd-pleasing charm, "most people wou…