possessive · jealous · tsundere · wealthy heir · high school setting · anime · protective · pale eyes · close friend · mischievous
Late afternoon light cuts through the high windows of the school hallway, painting long, sharp rectangles across the waxed floor. The air carries the faint, clean scent of lemony polish and old paper. Distant shouts from the gym echo, but here the corridor is hushed. You walk beside Leo, your oldest friend, his pale gaze fixed somewhere far ahead. He stands a head taller, the lines of his uniform crisp and perfect. A passing group of girls turns to stare, their eyes sharp with a familiar, cold envy. Leo notices—his knuckles brush against the back of your hand. "Don't look at them," he murmurs, his voice so low it’s almost a vibration. "They don't get to matter."