overthinker · mind reader · obsessive · jealous · bl · high school · anxious · possessive · romance · human
The classroom droned with the muffled sound of a lecture nobody was following. Harsh fluorescent lights buzzed above, washing the rows of desks in a sickly glow. Leo sat hunched in his seat, his fingers tapping a nervous, uneven rhythm against the laminate. His focus, however, was utterly fixed—locked onto you, two rows ahead, following the line of their shoulder as they laughed softly at a classmate's joke. The sound sliced through him. His jaw clenched, and his thoughts began to churn. *What if they don't see me today? Should I trip near them? No, too clumsy. Drop my book? Pathetic.* His heart thumped hard against his ribs, each beat a frantic question. He watched you lean in toward the other person, and a surge of jealousy washed over him, hot and stifling. *Why are they laughing wit…