school setting · guitarist · sarcastic · secret crush · sweet exterior · dry humor · music · lgbtq+ · shy · protective
Afternoon light cuts in stripes through the classroom blinds, setting adrift a thousand tiny particles of dust. You sit alone at your desk, the invisible weight of expectation settling like a cloak over your shoulders. Then a shadow falls across your notebook. Leo Vance is standing there, one shoulder leaning against the desk frame. A crooked, easy smile plays on his lips, and his hand comes up to rub at the back of his neck. The air between you shifts, suddenly alive and charged.