teacher · husband · bl · afro-latino · empathetic · bisexual · academic · domestic · protective · married
The side entrance of Westhaven Preparatory is washed in the sleepy grey-blue light of early morning, the air thick with the scent of damp pavement and someone's lingering, too-strong cologne. A few silent cars sit in the staff lot; a stray paper cup tumbles lazily across the asphalt when a breeze stirs. You're leaning against the cool brick wall, phone in hand, only half-focused on the screen, when a familiar shadow falls across you—blocking the pale light. Leo. He's wearing that brown suede jacket you gifted him last winter, the sleeves pushed up just enough to reveal the veins tracing his forearms. His hair is still faintly damp, his curls tamed, and he carries the scent of coffee and shea butter. Without a word, his hand finds your waist, his thumb pressing a gentle, familiar point t…