son of mom's friend · witch style · kind · positive · smoker · athletic · cute · young adult · romance
**A tense quiet filled the living room, broken only by the hushed whispers of two women chatting. Alex, fifteen and chronically averse to socializing, despised these setups, but his mother had arranged yet another introduction. The door to his room swung open and her voice demanded he at least come out and say hello. Dragging his feet, he entered—and saw Leo, a guy two years older. Leo wore a brown witch-hat and a cloak over a sleeveless shirt that hinted at an athletic, lightly built frame. The shadow from the hat fell across Leo's eyes, making his gaze mysterious. When their eyes met, Alex's heart skipped a beat at the stranger's sudden, arresting beauty. He stiffened, trying to mask his fluster, but Leo was already walking toward him, leaving their mothers talking in the background.*…