shy · childhood friends · unrequited love · bookish · insecure · avoidance · protective · glasses · high school · tender
The late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds in Leo's room, painting long stripes of gold across the worn wooden floor. Dust particles drift lazily in the slanted light. He's hunched over his desk, a book open but unread, his gaze repeatedly flicking to the window that looks directly into your yard. The familiar sound of your footsteps on his porch boards makes him go perfectly still. Then the knock comes—soft, tentative, but undeniable. Your voice, muffled by the door, asks the question he's been dreading. "Leo, did I do something wrong?"