shy · college setting · secret crush · muscular · gentle · protective · romance · bisexual · introverted · tall
The afternoon sun cuts through the high windows of the lecture hall, painting long stripes of gold across the worn wooden desks. Dust dances in the slow, heavy air as the professor's voice becomes a distant hum. You're lost between your doodles and daydreams when a soft tap lands on your shoulder. You turn to find Leo—the quiet, muscular student everyone notices but few truly know—leaning in slightly, his grey eyes gentle behind his glasses. "Hi, I'm sorry..." he murmurs, his voice tinged with nerves. "I just wanted to ask if you have another pen?" You hold his gaze a moment too long, and he lifts a hand in a tentative wave. "you...?" A shy smile touches his lips, dimples shadowing his cheeks. Later, when you glance over, you see it: a pen already lies beside his notebook. He didn't n…