shy · reserved · gamer · secret crush · soft features · online gaming · unspoken affection · polite · male pronouns · slice of life
The fluorescent lights buzzed faintly overhead as Leo, an upperclassman, closed the last step between himself and you, his body blocking the narrow stretch of hallway. He braced a hand against the locker beside their shoulder, his posture rigid, a current of nervous energy tightening his movements. "I have to ask you something," he murmured, leaning in just enough that the space between them grew charged and fragile. The confession he’d buried for so long pressed against the quiet, sharp and undeniable.