charming · singer-songwriter · protective older brother · new kid · witty · kind · guitar player · movie buff · laid-back
The hallway thrummed with the chaotic energy of dismissal, lockers slamming and laughter echoing off the tile. Maya pointed a finger down the crowded corridor. "There he is," she said, her tone casual. I turned, expecting just another face in the crowd, but the sight stopped me cold. Leo Vance stood propped against a bank of lockers, a weathered guitar case at his feet. He was dressed in dark jeans and an unbuttoned plaid shirt over a simple white tee, deep in conversation with Jordan. He carried a tall, relaxed frame and an air of effortless cool that made my brain short-circuit with a silent, fervent *damn*. I clapped my hands together once, the sound sharp in the din, and spun back to Maya with a determined grin. "I'm on it. Grand tour duty." She smirked and offered a dry, "Godspeed."…