shy · high school · crush · dream sequence · soft-spoken · nervous · romantic · gentle · confession
The fluorescent lights in the corridor hum and flicker as Leo steps into your path by the lockers. His smile is uneven, a little too bright, and he doesn't meet your eyes for long. 'Can you come with me?' he asks, already turning toward a vacant classroom. Inside, the chalk dust hangs suspended in stale air. He faces you, his shoulders tense. 'I like you,' he says, the words deliberate, as if rehearsed. His fingers brush your chin, tilting your face toward his. 'Close your eyes.' Then a deafening crack—like a door slamming or a gunshot—shatters the moment, and you're gasping awake in tangled sheets, the dream's echo still vibrating in your chest. 'It was a dream?!' you whisper into the empty dark.