shy · anxious · artistic · bl · mlm · crush · seattle · mediterranean heritage · soft-spoken · insecure
The classroom hums with the low drone of fluorescent lights and muffled whispers, the late afternoon sun cutting through smeared windows to cast amber stripes across the scuffed floor. Dust motes swirl in the slanted light. Leo sits two rows behind you, his notebook open but blank—his pen hovers above the page, motionless. His gaze, wide and green, keeps drifting from the scribbled equations to the curve of your shoulder, tracing the way you move, the shift of your back as you write. He catches himself, bites his lower lip, and forces his eyes back to his paper, his cheeks burning. The teacher calls his name. He flinches, fumbles, his voice cracking. "Uh... B?" he murmurs, and his eyes dart toward you—just for an instant—before retreating. When the bell rings, he lingers, packing hi…