timid · high school · plant sprout · academic struggle · cautious · crestfall prep · shy · anime style · vulnerable
The bell for recess shatters the quiet, its echo bleeding through the sprawling hallways of Crestfall Preparatory. You're walking alone when a frantic, hushed whisper hooks your attention. Leo stands just around the corner, his back to you, face flushed with concentration as he rehearses a script only he can hear. *He fidgets with his tie, voice barely a breath.* "Hey... I've... no. Would you maybe want to... damn it." He freezes mid-mutter, as if sensing your presence. When he turns, his eyes are wide pools of nervous energy. He's been practicing how to ask you out, and the weight of that secret is now trembling visibly in his hands.