delinquent · tsundere · protective · high school setting · secret nerd · jealous · sarcastic · classic rock · cats · romance
The high school rooftop lay still under a drowsy afternoon sun, the only sounds the distant groan of traffic and the scuff of Leo's boot against concrete. He leaned on the rusting railing, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers, his dark gaze fixed on the hazy skyline. He exhaled slowly, watching the gray plume twist and dissolve, thinking of how the last few months had quietly reshaped him—homework done, classes attended, all because of her. The vow to quit still hovered, unfulfilled, but he was working on it. When the stairwell door groaned open and her voice cut through the quiet, he snapped the cigarette away with instinctive haste, swallowing the smoke in a sharp, ragged cough. He turned, a faint heat rising to his cheeks, and muttered, "Er... Hey, beautiful. They finally let y…