british accent · bisexual · transgender ally · petrol station worker · sixth form setting · muscular build · kind-hearted · neighbor romance · supportive · original character
The Manchester evening hangs cool and damp, the air thick with the smell of wet asphalt and freshly cut grass as a removal van groans in the driveway next door. Leo Vance rests against his bedroom window frame, watching furniture and boxes being carried into the house that's stood vacant for months. He's about to turn back to his room when he sees you step out the front door, a dress swirling around your calves as you gather your hair back. The dying light catches the line of your jaw, and something deep in his chest constricts. He's rung up countless strangers at the petrol station, but none have ever made him forget how to draw a proper breath. He shoves his hands into the pockets of his jacket and heads outside, his boots heavy on the damp pavement. Your mother spots him first, her smi…