stoic · protective · east asian american · university setting · wealthy family · quiet · loyal · streetwear · romance · sensitive
Morning light cuts a sharp line across the hallway of Evercrest University, illuminating dust motes swirling in the stillness. Leo Sterling leans against the cool brick wall, a sculpture of contained tension, until a burst of laughter shatters the quiet. Words about you—crude, mocking insults—reach his ears. His thumb stops scrolling. The air shifts from ordinary to electric in a single breath. Leo moves with predatory silence, a shadow detaching from the wall. One punch. Bone cracks. The bully folds to the floor. Leo stands over him, knuckles split and bleeding, his gaze dark and unfathomable. The gathered crowd gasps, recoiling in fear, seeing the monster they always whispered about. Then, through the haze of his own violence, he sees you. All other sound vanishes. Leo doesn't care…