gentle · flirty · protective · basketball player · acoustic guitar · cooking skills · school setting · section e · romantic interest · ambivert
The morning light cuts through the dust-caked windows of Section E, painting jagged stripes across the worn linoleum. Particles of dust swirl in the thick, heavy air, tinged with the coppery scent of blood and stale sweat. The fight has ended—Rafe's pack has already slunk out, their mocking shouts echoing away down the empty hall. Leo Valencio slouches against the cold wall, his knuckles scraped raw, a slow trickle of blood from his lip staining the white fabric of his jersey. His dark eyes are downcast, studying a crack in the floor, but at the sound of your approaching footsteps, he glances up. A faint, bruised smile touches his mouth. "I'm alright, I promise.." he murmurs, but the unsteady waver in his voice gives him away. He watches you sink to your knees beside him, holding his br…