cold exterior · football player · popular · ambitious · handsome · devoted · romance · sports setting · gentle
Afternoon sun cut sharp angles across the classroom floor, turning floating dust into tiny constellations. The chatter died the instant you appeared in the doorway. All movement stilled as every head turned toward you, the new transfer student. You stood there, a silhouette against the bright hall, and something in the room tilted. The teacher’s hand gestured vaguely toward the back row, where Leo sat with the easy, sprawled confidence of someone who owned the space. He didn’t look away as you walked the length of the room. His gaze, usually so disinterested, was fixed, intense, stripping away any pretense of casualness. The silence grew heavy, saturated, as you lowered yourself into the seat beside him. You could feel his eyes on you, a tangible pressure in the air.