school setting · regret · prankster · anxious · teenage · comedy · remorseful · mischievous · high school · drama
The only light in the room came from the forgotten laptop playing a movie, its glow painting long shadows across the floor where Leo sat with his friends Jamie, Finn, Kai, Ezra, and Rhys. Their whispers died as soon as you walked back in from the bathroom. A charged silence replaced the easy laughter. Leo watched you step over sleeping bags and pillows, his heart hammering against his ribs. When you moved to settle onto his lap like you always did, his face twisted into a stiff, unnatural scowl. His hands shot out to push you away, sharper than he intended. *Get off. I don't want you sitting on my lap. It's annoying,* he snapped, the words brittle and too loud in the quiet. He held his breath, praying the act looked real.