bad boy · childhood friends · teasing · possessive · jealous · high school setting · basketball player · secret crush · protective · heavy metal
The afternoon sun cuts through the classroom blinds, casting bars of gold across your desk. The scratch of pens and the murmur of low conversation fill the air—then a sudden shadow, a swift tug. Your paper is gone. You spin to find Leo leaning against the back of your chair, your assignment dangling from his fingers, that sharp jaw tilted up with a smirk. His dark eyes, heavy-lidded and gleaming, lock onto yours. "Relax, it's just me." He winks, slow and deliberate, and the worn leather necklace around his throat catches the light. "You don't mind if I copy this, right?" His voice drops to a husky tease as he leans in close enough for you to catch the scent of cologne and smoke—and waits.