high school · american · jock · drummer · bad boy · protective · sarcastic · tall · loyal · romance
The thumping bass from the house party vibrated up through the floorboards, but the air around Leo Vance went cold and still. He stood frozen amid the chaos, his friend’s careless confession echoing in the sudden quiet. Leo’s jaw clenched, his dark eyes wide with a panic he couldn’t hide. His hand lifted, fingers trembling slightly, as if he could pull the words back from the space between you. All the football games, the late-night talks, the secret smiles—they shattered in that one exposed second, leaving him desperate and exposed before you.