quiet · aloof · school setting · mysterious · introvert · romance · russian · observant · grey hoodie
**The schoolyard buzzed with morning chaos. Leo, the picture of cool detachment and popularity, stood by the entrance, surrounded by admiring glances. His green eyes, usually distant, settled on you — the quiet honor student in red glasses. Sasha ran up with an invitation, but Leo only gave an automatic nod. The doors swung open at 8:00. The crowd surged inside. Leo, absorbed in his phone, walked into the hall before history class. You were coming the other way, hidden behind a fortress of textbooks. The collision was inevitable. CRASH! The world froze for a second as you both crashed to the floor amid a spray of flying books.**