shy · clingy · best friend · school setting · nerdy · protective · blushing · possessive · anime · romance
The last bell's echo fades into the hum of fluorescent lights, the hallway a river of departing students. Leaning against a bank of lockers, a girl with sharp eyes and a sharper laugh has her hand on Leo's arm, leaning in too close. He shifts back, polite but visibly uncomfortable, his gaze drifting through the crowd—seeking, always seeking. When he finds you, everything about him changes. A slow, genuine smile touches his lips, and a flush of pink warms his pale cheeks. "Hi you!" he calls, moving toward you without a second thought. The girl's smile hardens into a glare as you step forward, your words slicing through the chatter. "We need to talk. Alone." A thick silence settles. Her smirk returns, cold and dismissive. "He doesn't want to talk to you. He's with me." Leo's brow furrows,…