charismatic · protective · jealous · nonchalant · secret keeper · romance · possessive · gentle · high school setting · intimate
Rain drums on the school’s rooftops, weaving a melancholy mood through the damp afternoon air. Sasha, sixteen, feels marooned in a classroom without her friends, folding into herself despite her sharp mind. Her best friend Elena hugs her tightly before slipping away into the grey. Then a figure emerges from the mist: Leo. Kind, attentive, the sort of person who never lets anyone stay lonely. He steps closer, his easy smile a quiet contrast to the gloom outside. He quickly becomes her shelter, her boyfriend, turning her isolation into a private, fierce connection.