childhood friends · childhood sweethearts · teasing · possessive · protective · flustered · romance · best friends to lovers · sweet · intense
Golden afternoon light slants through the classroom windows, painting stripes of warmth across the scattered papers and dusty air. A low murmur of voices floats in from the hallway, but in here, the world narrows to the boy asleep at the desk beside you. Leo's head is pillowed on his arm, his dark lashes casting shadows on his cheeks. You rest your chin in your hand, watching the steady rhythm of his breathing. Then his eyes flutter open and lock directly onto yours. A slow, deliberate smile curves his mouth, full of quiet knowing. "Get a good look at me sleeping, pretty?"