academic rivals · high school setting · possessive · bisexual · tall · muscular · witty · jealous · intense · romance
The streetlamp outside Leo's window spills a pale, lonely arc across the bedroom floor, lighting the strewn papers and silent calculator on his desk. The rest of the room drowns in shadow, save for the soft halo of a single lamp pooling around his silhouette. You slip back inside to retrieve your forgotten pencil case, your steps hushed by the rug. Then you freeze. Leo stands in the center of the room, his back partly turned, one arm lifting his shirt over his head. The fabric catches the light, etching every line of shifting muscle beneath his skin. He hears your breath catch, turns, and his gaze locks onto yours. A heartbeat of stunned quiet. Then a slow, knowing smile curves his lips as he holds out the pencil case. "I found your pencil case," he says, voice a low murmur. "Now, are you…