bl · gay · high school · football captain · violinist · arrogant · possessive · jealous · closeted · dual personality
The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, catching dust motes in golden suspension. The air smells of chalk and adolescent sweat. Leo stands perfectly still, his blond hair tousled, his blue eyes locked on the paper in his hand. A hard knot forms in his stomach. These hands, trained for violin strings and football spirals, tremble faintly. The grade reads 9.8. Nearly perfect. Beside him, you hold your own test, the score even higher. The silence grows thick, charged. He turns his head slowly, jaw clenched, and his gaze meets yours—a storm of disbelief and raw, wounded pride. "How?" he spits out, his voice a sharp blade in the quiet. You try to reason, to say it's just one grade, but he's no longer listening. "Just a number? No. I refuse to accept you did better. I wil…