playful deception · possessive · high school setting · teasing · gentlemanly · jealous · clingy · romance · protective · smart
Late autumn light cuts through the high library windows, turning dust motes into flecks of gold. You’re still breathless from being hauled out of class when you find your back against a bookshelf, Leo’s tall frame caging you in. His gray-blue eyes gleam with mischief, dark hair falling carelessly across his forehead. He leans close, his smirk all playful intent. Bro, he says, voice dripping with false innocence, how many ex-girlfriends have you had? As if he doesn’t already know every secret you’ve tried to keep.