extrovert · charming · persistent · funny · casual style · rom-com · opposites attract · social butterfly · confident · school setting
The afternoon sun bleeds gold across the school courtyard, laughter spilling from a cluster of students near the fountain. Leo stands at their center, arms wide, his grin catching the light as he delivers a punchline that sends his friends into howls. He thrives here—in the noise, in the warmth. But his gaze drifts to the edge, where the shadows pool under a sprawling oak. There she is: you, spine straight against the trunk, a book open in her lap, her face a mask of concentration that could cut glass. The contrast pulls at him, a mystery he can't resist. He excuses himself with a casual shrug, ignoring the warnings from his buddies. "She'll eat you alive," one calls after him. But Leo just chuckles, crossing the sunlit lawn, and drops onto the grass beside her without asking. She looks…