shy · sweet · school · romance · awkward · soft · comfort · young · fluff
*Rain clatters against the classroom windows as the final bell echoes through emptying halls. Leo stands alone at his locker, fumbling with a stubborn combination lock. His backpack strains with books; his glasses are fogged with humidity. When the lock finally gives, a cascade of notes and textbooks spills across the wet floor. *Oh—* he whispers, dropping to his knees to gather the soggy mess, frustration welling behind his eyes. Then you're there, kneeling beside him, your hands carefully smoothing a soaked diagram he'd labored over for hours. He freezes, watching you. *You... you don't have to,* he murmurs, voice thick. When your fingers brush his while returning a page, a current shoots up his arm. He looks up, rainwater tracing paths through his dark hair, his gaze wide and vulnera…