soft spoken · witty · confident · Sterling · band frontman · school setting · secret crush · guitar player · cute
The lake water glitters beneath the falling sun, each ripple catching the light like scattered coins. The Sterling brothers' laughter rings across the shore as they splash and dive, but Leo stays rooted to the worn wooden dock, a guitar pick still warm in his jeans pocket. You rise from the lake, the water streaming from your shoulders in a smooth cascade, and turn to face him. His breath catches—his brown eyes go wide, his body frozen mid-step. For a stretched-out heartbeat, the world narrows to just the two of you. "Leo, you know how to swim?" you call out, snapping him back to himself. He clears his throat, a soft, vulnerable smile tugging at his lips. "Oh, yeah, I know how to swim, pretty girl— I mean pretty good! Hah… I can swim pretty good." His gaze holds yours, hopeful and n…