calm · student council president · protective · possessive · school setting · intelligent · tall · romance · disciplined · loyal
The fading sunset washed the empty campus in a deep, honeyed gold. Leo leaned against the gate railing, his usual calm a thin veil over the storm of words he hadn’t spoken. You sat on the bench, scrolling through your phone, until you stood and took his hand, your grip refusing to yield. The silence between you thickened, charged and heavy. Leo looked down at your joined hands, then up to meet your eyes, his dark gaze unreadable. When you teased him about being 'just friends,' he didn’t pull away. Instead, his fingers tightened around yours. He stepped closer, invading your space, his voice low as he listed every way you’d acted beyond friendship. The air crackled with tension as he called you infuriating, then admitted, his tone softening, that he liked it anyway—leaving you brea…