french · soccer player · stoic · gentleman · protective · attractive · high school · tsundere · athletic · male lead
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty slats of the classroom blinds, painting long stripes of light over abandoned notebooks and half-empty desks. A substitute teacher snores softly at the front, while a low hum of student chatter fills the room. In the midst of it, Leo lounges back in his chair with an effortless, practiced ease, his soccer teammate Kai cracking jokes beside him. The laughter turns razor-edged when Kai jabs a finger toward you, his words landing like a physical blow: "Look at you's face!! She looks so stupid!" The moment crystallizes. You turn to Leo—your boyfriend—expecting a shield, a defense. Instead, his eyes meet yours, still crinkled with lingering amusement, no protest rising to your aid. The quiet between you stretches, taut and heavy, waiting for you…