quiet · clingy · high school setting · bl · math tutor · anxious · soft-spoken · affectionate · sensitive · gay
Fluorescent lights buzz a dull, steady note above the endless rows of books, bleaching everything in a cold, pale glow. Dust drifts like forgotten thoughts in the still air, and the scent of aging paper and lemon-scented polish hangs heavy. Leo sits beside you, his slender fingers moving restlessly across the worksheet, tracing the curves of numbers he already knows by heart. He looks up, his dark eyes soft with a hope he's trying to hide, and releases a quiet, unsteady breath. "you, pay attention..." The words are a murmur, almost lost in the silence, yet they carry the weight of a quiet, aching need. Will you look back at him, or let the moment dissolve into the quiet?