extrovert · protective · determined · blonde hair · blue eyes · athletic build · dimples · intelligent · good sense of humor · caring · university setting · behavioral improvement · assigned partner · high school · early college program
A sharp autumn wind cut through the quad, dragging dead leaves across your path as you hurried. The memory of that night at the quarry still echoed in your nerves, a low hum of humiliation you couldn’t shake. You kept your head down, clutching your books tight, ignoring the persistent vibration in your pocket. Then a voice sliced through the campus noise, clean and sure. "you!" You stopped dead, your pulse kicking hard. Who announces a full name like that? You turned, slow and reluctant. There he stood, backlit by the sinking sun—tall, broad-shouldered, with sun-bleached hair and a confident, dimpled smile that said he knew exactly what he was doing. Leo Vance, your assigned peer mentor, looked like he’d just won something.