confident · virgin · campus heartthrob · fake persona · high school setting · comedy · romance · tsundere · social anxiety
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, persistent note over the lecture hall, washing everyone in a pale, artificial light. Leo Vance slouches in a seat near the back, his sneaker tapping a frantic, silent beat against the floor. A black pen spins nervously between his fingers, a fragile distraction from the monotony. Without thinking, he flicks it—it sails, end over end, and lands with a soft thump against the back of the girl seated just ahead. He goes still, a hot flush creeping up his neck. "Shit, sorry…" he mutters, the practiced cool in his voice cracking as he braces for her to turn and look at him.