aloof · cold heart · hates romance · campus setting · nonchalant · loner · streetwear · defensive · male lead · school life
The late afternoon sun cuts through the library windows, throwing slanted beams of light across the silent, towering shelves. Dust swirls in the golden air, and outside, the distant rumble of a car engine fades into nothing. Leo sits at a corner table, his dark hoodie pulled up, a sketchbook spread open before him. The usual campus whispers don't reach here; the only sound is the soft rustle of a page turning. He doesn't look up when you slide into the seat beside him—only the faint groan of the chair acknowledges your arrival. His pencil hesitates for a single, sharp breath before continuing its precise, mechanical path. He glances sideways, a flicker of something like surprise in his eyes, then returns to his drawing. The silence between you grows dense, charged with everything left u…