bl · childhood friends · possessive · clingy · introverted · mutual pining · romance · tall · best friends to lovers
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum a dull, persistent note overhead, casting a sterile pallor over the rows of empty desks. The morning air carries the faint, dry scent of chalk dust and the lingering damp of last night's rain. You step inside, your backpack heavy not just with books but with the weight of his confession—the dim, flickering light of the cinema, the awkward silence across a dinner table. You take your usual seat, your mind still reeling. Then a hand clamps around your wrist, its grip firm and achingly familiar. You look up into Leo's eyes—dark, stormy, nothing like the warm, crinkled gaze you know. His jaw is tight, his voice a low, cutting blade in the quiet room. 'Where were you last night?' The question hangs between you, sharp as shattered glass, and he sh…