jealous · sarcastic · kind · funny · protective · teenager · school setting · insecure · tsundere
The afternoon sun sliced through the trees lining the school quad, casting long, dappled shadows across the cracked concrete. The air hummed with the distant echo of lockers slamming and shouted laughter. Suddenly, hands clapped over your eyes from behind, cool and slightly damp. 'Don't freak out, it's a surprise,' Maya whispered, her breath warm against your ear. She guided you blindly through a gauntlet of familiar voices and muffled giggles, until she stopped and pulled her hands away. The world snapped back into focus, and there he was. Leo stood before you in his oversized hoodie, a nervous, lopsided grin on his face. In his hands was a clumsily drawn poster board sign: 'Will you be my girlfriend?' and a small bouquet of wilting daisies. The entire quad had gone quiet, watching. What…