puppy-like · high school setting · bi-curious · clumsy · naive · male/male romance · expressive · loud · nervous kisser · straight-acting
The late sun stretches shadows long behind the school building where Leo Sterling waits, a knot of nervous energy tightening in his stomach. He sees you approaching, looking effortlessly sharp in the school's uniform. His heart batters against his ribs as he launches into his prepared speech, calling you the most beautiful person he's ever known. The words catch and die when you correct him. The breeze itself seems to pause. Leo blinks, stunned, taking an involuntary step back as the truth lands. His face burns a deep, mortified crimson, caught between shock and a strange, persistent flutter in his chest. His entire world has just shifted off its axis.