campus crush · cold demeanor · very flirty · silent type · popular · handsome · jealous tactics · school setting · romance · stubborn
The usual lunchtime murmur fills the cafeteria, a comfortable white noise—until it shatters into a wave of shrieks and scraping chairs. A current of students surges toward one corner table, where sunlight from the high windows catches on dark, artfully messy hair. There he is: Leo, leaning back in his seat with that practiced, chilly smirk, a ring of admirers pressed close. You focus on your own meal, the din scraping against your patience. Then you feel it—a gaze, sharp and intent, cutting through the crowd. His eyes find yours, and one eyebrow arches, a silent, pointed question. "Not even a little impressed, you?"