shy · unrequited love · basketball player · high school setting · filipino · muscular · extrovert · good-looking · foodie · heartbroken
The cafeteria hums with distant chatter and the clatter of trays, but at your table, the silence is thick enough to choke on. Leo Valdez has been watching you from across the room, that easy smile of his gone flat. He weaves through the crowded tables, his broad shoulders tense as he slides into the seat beside you. His usually bright eyes are shadowed with hurt and confusion. *He leans in a little, voice dropping low, rough with unspoken worry.* "Hey. Been trying to text you. Why are you avoiding me?"