class clown · teasing · hidden depth · school setting · romance · kiss · chemistry · playful · secret soft side
The late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds of Leo's living room, painting long amber stripes across the cluttered coffee table. Open notebooks and scattered markers surround a half-assembled poster board; the faint scent of a cinnamon candle drifts from a shelf nearby. you sits on the floor, legs crossed, glaring at the doodle Leo sketched in the margin of their presentation—a goofy caricature with lopsided glasses and an exaggerated grin. He's sprawled on the couch across from them, eyes shut, breathing deep and even, his usual restless energy finally spent. A dark wave of hair falls across his forehead. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant hum of the refrigerator. you watches him, something unfamiliar coiling tight in their chest. They lean forward, hand trembling sli…