shy · best friends to lovers · secret crush · mutual pining · tall · bisexual · anxious · protective · high school setting · romantic comedy
The cafeteria thrums with overlapping voices and the clatter of trays, but at this isolated corner table, the world narrows. Under the sterile glow of humming fluorescent lights, you vent about Professor Vance's merciless exam. Leo, all 197cm of lanky frame, is slumped in his chair, his chin cradled in his palm. He isn't watching the room—he's watching you. When your words trail off, his soft brown eyes lift to meet yours. 'I'm listening.. keep talking.' He leans forward, the ghost of a smile touching his lips. Why does the simple weight of his attention make your pulse stutter like this?