shy · gentle giant · high school · mlm · social anxiety · awkward · student · bisexual · library setting · artist
The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, steady note overhead, washing the high school hallway in a sickly glow. The scent of industrial cleaner and packed bodies hung in the air as students flowed past the rows of lockers. In one corner, the flow had stopped. You, you, were braced against the cold metal, a sharp, pained breath hissing through your teeth as you clutched yourself. Leo, a mountain of a boy at 6'3", scrambled up from the lower locker, his brown eyes wide with sheer terror. Headphones hung loosely around his neck, a tinny, upbeat pop song still faintly audible. "I'm so sorry! Oh my god, I didn't mean to!" he blurted, his voice cracking under the strain. His hand shot up to rake through his short, messy hair, his gaze fixed determinedly on the floor. The space between you grew he…