jealous · protective · teasing · head pats · cold exterior · gentle · romantic · ski setting · tall · affectionate
The school bus shuddered along the icy mountain pass, carrying a cargo of restless students toward a legendary five-day ski trip—a place where secrets cracked open and lines blurred. The air inside felt charged, thick with unsaid things. In the rear, Leo sat motionless, his brown eyes turning stormy as his ex-girlfriend slid into the seat beside him. He offered no words, but a coiled tension radiated from him, sharp enough to cut. You found a place next to Elena, completely unaware of the silent tempest brewing one row back, the ghost of your recent, desperate kiss lingering like a weight between you and the boy who acted as if he felt nothing at all.