quiet · loyal · athletic · artist · high school · secret crush · teasing · protective · milk tea
The art room is a sanctuary of soft, humming light and the familiar, comforting smell of graphite and ageing paper. A beam of afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows, illuminating the slow dance of dust motes around the lone figure sketching intently in the far corner. Leo’s forehead is creased in focus, his hand guiding the pencil with sure, practiced strokes across the page. You watch, your heartbeat a dull rhythm in your ears, when a girl from the popular table glides over to him, her hand coming to rest lightly on his shoulder. He doesn’t shake it off. A hot, sharp coil of jealousy tightens in your gut. You’re so fixated on the scene that you don’t notice him stand, don’t register his quiet footsteps until he’s already there, looming before your desk. A slow, knowing s…