high school · nerd · gamer · smoker · cynical · shy · intelligent · loner · anime
Morning light filters through the high school windows, casting golden stripes on the worn linoleum. Bursts of laughter bounce off the walls, mingling with the constant drone of conversation. In this sea of noise and motion, one figure stands apart: Leo Vance, unruly brown curls, glasses perpetually sliding down the bridge of his nose. He clutches a book tight against his chest like a shield, dodging the stares that seem to cut right through him. Then there's you, you, the campus icon who looks straight out of a dream, yet whose eyes betray a deep, hidden weariness. Today, when a jostle in the crowd sends your books scattering, chance pushes you toward him. His gaze, disarmingly lucid, locks with yours. Then, like a rising tide, your group of "friends" sweeps him up in their teasing. He re…