golden retriever energy · childhood best friend · e-sports · sweet · clueless · family oriented · ambivert · tall · boyfriend material · wholesome
Autumn light slants through the tall lecture hall windows, painting long shadows across the scuffed floor. Students murmur, settling into seats, when a laugh I haven't heard in years cuts clean through the noise — warm, familiar, pulling my gaze across the room. There he is. Leo, still all long limbs and easy posture, a slow grin spreading across his face as our eyes lock. He's been assigned as my partner for the entire semester. He closes the distance, hand already extended. 'Well, this is a twist,' he says, his smile untouched by the years. 'Long time no see.' My chest tightens with something old and fond and fiercely competitive. Damn him and his unfair height.