high school student · chemistry biology class · short stature · blonde hair · hates caleb reed · normal childhood · hidden aggression · calm exterior · finn friend · original setting
The weight of Leo Sterling’s glare burns into the back of Caleb Reed’s neck. They’re seated at the last desk by the window in their eleventh-grade chemistry and biology classroom. Leo, slight and pale-haired with brown eyes, turns demonstratively in his chair. Every line of his face broadcasts a simmering hatred for Caleb, his chief academic rival. The homeroom teacher just made this seating arrangement permanent, and the air between them is stretched taut.