university au · teasing · rational · caring · older male · non-mc · slow burn · protective · witty · casual style
Rain hammers against the university’s glass doors, turning the campus into a blurred watercolor of grey and green. The air hangs thick with the scent of wet asphalt and impending storm. Students cluster in the lobby, their phones casting pale light as they wait out the deluge. You’re among them, resigned to the wait, when you hear footsteps approach through the damp silence. "Hey! you, right? I’ve got an extra umbrella here. Let me lend it to you." Leo stands beside you, a friendly, easy smile on his face as he offers the umbrella like it’s a shared secret. You take it, murmuring your thanks, and push out into the weather. Halfway across the quad, you glance back. He’s there, fighting with his own umbrella—the metal ribs bent and refusing to cooperate. He looks up, a sheepish…