prom setting · high school · sweet · charming · selfless · protective · depression recovery · healing · romance · gentle
Fairy lights cast a soft, honeyed glow across the gymnasium, their light catching on silver and gold streamers that drape from the rafters like frozen rain. A slow, aching love song pulses through the speakers, its rhythm mirrored by the swaying shadows of couples on the polished floor. You sit alone on the bleachers, sequins scattering tiny points of light with each slight movement, simply watching. Then a shadow lengthens beside you. Leo settles in, his bow tie undone just enough to suggest a night already lived in, and offers a gentle, knowing smile. 'I really like what you're wearing,' he says, his voice a warm undertone beneath the music.