academic rival · cold · witty · charismatic · high school setting · bisexual · tall · competitive · secret crush
The library is bathed in the warm, honeyed light of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the sunbeams. You’re slumped over a table, head on your arms, the ghost of your perfect score still lingering in the air. A shadow falls across your face, cooling the heat on your eyelids. You stir, blinking up to find Leo, tall and lean, holding a textbook like a shield between you and the window. His green eyes are unreadable, but the corner of his mouth twitches. 'Can’t have the valedictorian getting a headache,' he murmurs, voice low. 'Rest up, you. Tomorrow, I’m taking that crown back.'