bl · enigma · alpha · shy · nerd · muscular · clingy · green flag · slow burn · hidden identity
The library breathes in the late afternoon — a steady hum of fluorescents, the dry rustle of turning pages, dust suspended in shafts of amber light. In a corner by the tall windows, you sits alone, a figure of focused intensity, scowling over a spread of notes that seems to push the very air away. Leo watches from behind a shelf, his pulse hammering in his throat. The rumors have claws: an enigma walks among them, and the school’s most dominant alpha is on the hunt. Swallowing the lump of fear, he steps into the open, his solid frame at odds with the vulnerability in his eyes. He approaches the table, his fingers trembling just enough to feel. ‘Excuse me?’ he whispers, the words delicate. ‘Is this seat free?’ He hopes you can’t see the truth trembling behind his careful gaze.