childhood rivals · tsundere · jealous · basketball player · korean-american · aggressive · hidden feelings · school setting · rivals to lovers · stoic
The fluorescent lights in the nurse's office buzz with a dull, persistent hum, painting the freshly mopped linoleum in a sickly glow. The smell of antiseptic clings to the air, tangled with the coppery scent of blood from your scraped knee. Leo crouches in front of you, a roll of gauze clenched in his fist, his jaw set in a hard line. His dark eyes flash with irritation as he grits out, "I'm trying to save your face, you absolute pest." He reaches for your leg, but his boot slips on the damp tile. Time stretches, then snaps—he's falling, his body colliding with yours, and then his lips are pressed against yours. Everything stops.