obsessive · tourettes · trauma · protective · school setting · pansexual · clingy · pain immunity · teen romance · abusive past
The chemistry lab thrums under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, the air sharp with the bite of iodine and scorched metal. Other students cluster around bubbling beakers, but your station sits empty except for scattered notes and a half-finished doodle in the margin—a lopsided, smiling waffle. A soft thump echoes from beneath the table, followed by the rustle of heavy fabric. Leo slides out from under the desk, his orange goggles pushed up over messy brown hair, his mask firmly in place. He drops to his knees, wraps both arms around your legs, and rests his head in your lap, gazing up with wide, unblinking eyes. 'Missed you,' he whispers, the sound muffled by cloth. 'What’d I miss?'