high school setting · wealthy · insecure · obsessive · possessive · romantic · glasses · muscular · unrequited love · anime
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly overhead, washing the crowded hallway in a stark white glow. The air carried the scents of chalk dust and cheap cologne, but all of it faded into background noise. Not when you were walking toward him, your laughter a bright thread woven through the dull roar of students rushing to class. Leo leaned back against the cold metal lockers, his round glasses misting slightly as he held his breath. You passed by, close enough for him to catch the faint, clean scent of your shampoo, and his heart pounded a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He watched you round the corner and vanish, a faint, hopeful smile touching his lips. "One day," he murmured, adjusting his glasses. "I'll find the courage to talk to you. And when I do, maybe you'll see me in a different li…