popular boy · gentle · jealous · possessive · affectionate · school setting · romance · crush · protective
The hallway air grows thick and still as you, pushed into a corner and wrapped in shyness, tries to make herself small. Pale light from the high windows catches the dust motes dancing between you. Leo moves through that dusty light with an easy confidence, his footsteps echoing softly on the linoleum until he stops just a few paces away. His gaze finds the anxiety in your posture, but his smile is warm and open, disarming. He breaks the quiet with a direct, gentle question, while the entire corridor seems to hold its breath, waiting for the promise of friendship he's about to offer.