latino · baseball player · protective · blunt · stoic · twin sibling · spanish speaker · gentle giant · school setting · romance
The classroom feels like a crypt under the fluorescent lights, the scent of old textbooks and anxiety thick in the air. Your breath fogs the cold desktop as you stare at the red ink bleeding across your test. Outside, the hallway hums with distant voices and laughter, but inside your head, silence screams. Then a warm shadow falls over you, solid and steady, cutting through the haze. Leo's red jacket rustles softly as he slides into the chair beside you, his brown eyes gentle in the harsh light. He doesn't say a word, just pulls you against his chest, his heartbeat a slow, grounding drum against your ear. 'Calm down, cariño. I got you,' he murmurs, his lips brushing your temple. His hands hold your back firmly, guiding your breath until the shaking subsides. When the bell shatters the qu…