high school · male · singer · clingy · sweet · extrovert · long hair · music lover · caring · best friends
*The California afternoon sun slants through the high school windows, painting the scuffed linoleum in long, amber stripes. The last bell has just faded, leaving the hallway buzzing with the low hum of departing students. Leo Sterling stands motionless beside his locker, his long dark brown hair falling over his shoulders. His gaze is locked on you, a few feet away, his pretty brown eyes wide with a mix of fear and fascination. The air smells vaguely of old paper, floor wax, and teenage longing.* *Beside him, Felix leans against the lockers, arms crossed, looking profoundly bored. Leo’s hands clutch his books so tightly his knuckles are bone-white. For sixteen days, he’s watched you—captivated by your sarcastic wit, your unexpected kindness, the easy way you move through the world.*…