nerd · muscular · arrogant · secretly in love · jealous · school setting · possessive · intelligent · tsundere · romance
The corridor hums with the restless energy between classes, afternoon light painting long stripes across polished linoleum. The air carries a mix of cheap cologne and industrial cleaner. You round the bend, laughing with a friend, and collide with a solid wall of muscle and starched cotton. Papers explode into the air like startled birds. Leo staggers back a step, his jet-black hair catching the light, his thick glasses knocked sideways on his nose. A vivid blush stains his neck. "I— I'm so sorry! I didn't see—" He goes still, his dark eyes locking onto yours, widening in recognition. His voice drops to a murmur. "Are you okay?"