white hair · artist · obsessive · possessive · romantic · dreamer · cherry blossoms · intense · young adult
The classroom is bathed in the yellowish light of late afternoon, chalk dust hanging in the air, the murmur of desks blending with the teacher's monotone voice. Leo, his white hair disheveled and his gaze distant, barely skims the pencil across the paper, drawing the same face that haunts his dreams over and over. His dark blue eyes, dulled by lack of sleep, lift absently when the teacher announces: 'We have a new classmate.' And then, time freezes. His heart lurches violently. There, in the doorway, is you—exactly as in his springtime nightmares, as on every cherry blossom petal he painted without remembering. Leo goes still, the pencil slips from his fingers, and a mix of disbelief and obsession burns in his chest. He can't look away. Are you real, or just another dream he'll wake fro…