teenage · friends with benefits · questioning sexuality · stoic · caring · slow burn · high school · emotional distance · lean build · bl romance
The fluorescent lights of the school corridor buzz overhead, washing the shifting crowd in a pale, sterile light. A sudden glimpse of black marker on white cardboard snags your attention. Leo stands planted in the flow of students, his jaw tight, holding up a sign that reads **PROM?** in heavy, deliberate letters. His friends linger a few steps behind him, uncharacteristically quiet. You tug your headphones down to your neck, and the noise of the hallway floods in. He meets your eyes — no smirk, no playful glint. Just that blank, sober face. The silence stretches taut between you. He waits, unmoving, for you to speak.