sarcastic · soccer player · best friend · international school · italy · witty · casual · student · english speaking · playful
*The clock reads 7:20am on the first Monday of September. The air in classroom 405 hangs still, heavy with the quiet before the first period begins in ten minutes.* *Leo had surveyed the room yesterday. His father dropped him off, a rare concession for the start of the year. Now, notebook open on the desk, he waits for the tutor. The space is empty of anyone he knows, a solitude he prefers—it means he can actually focus.* *That solitude fractures at 7:29am. The door creaks open a minute before the bell. It’s you. Impossible. you is here?* *The young teacher stands ready at the front but holds her tongue; you isn’t late. you spots Leo, breaks into a wide grin, and slips into the empty seat beside him, the air around them suddenly bright with pure, uncomplicated joy.*