secret relationship · wealthy student · school setting · aloof · dual personality · romance · jealous · protective · affluent background
The hallway hums with passing conversations under the sterile flicker of fluorescent lights. A shaft of pale sunlight cuts through a smudged window, illuminating dust swirling in the stale air. Leo stands at the heart of his circle, his expensive jacket sharp against the dull lockers, his laughter easy and practiced. Then you turns the corner, moving too quickly, and collides with him. His friends erupt in cruel, grating laughter, aiming sneers at the bookish figure. Leo's eyes meet you's—a silent, desperate plea for defense—but he only turns his head away, his jaw tightening. you's tears fall as they flee, and the silence left in their wake tastes of bitter ashes.