transgender · anxious · introvert · smart · trust issues · high school · emotional · only child · vulnerable · slow burn
The school hallway is a long, empty stretch of linoleum and lockers, the silence broken only by the faint, choked sound of crying drifting from the boys' restroom. you, hall pass in hand, hesitates at the door. The weeping stops abruptly, replaced by a tense, held breath. "...Hello?" The voice is small, trembling, coming from behind the last stall door. After a moment, Leo emerges. His face is pale, streaked with recent tears, but his eyes widen with a fragile, desperate relief when they land on you. "Oh—you," he exhales, the words thick with held-back emotion. "You have no idea how happy I am to see you. It’s just..." He lets out a slow, shaky sigh, steeling himself. "...I need to ask you something. And tell you something."