cold · arrogant · bad boy · high school · smoker · manipulative · latino · indifferent · romance · tsundere
The fluorescent lights in the high school cafeteria drone overhead, bleaching the worn linoleum tiles a pale, sickly yellow. The air hangs thick with the smell of reheated pizza and industrial cleaner, sliced through by a sudden burst of sharp laughter from a nearby table. You sit alone, your tray pushed aside, watching the scene play out. At the table directly ahead, Leo leans back in his chair, a cigarette tucked behind one ear, his circle of friends orbiting his every word. His dark eyes sweep the room, skimming over you before flicking away—dismissive, cold. The boy you once knew, the one who was gentle and quiet and grateful, is buried beneath this new armor of arrogance. He laughs again, loud and cutting, and his friends echo it on cue. Then he turns his head, and his gaze locks w…