soft · romantic · clumsy · alfa · barista · school setting · slow burn · bisexual · patient
The late afternoon sun cut through the tree branches in the schoolyard, stretching long shadows across the paved concrete. The rich scent of fresh-brewed coffee from the nearby shop blended with the distant murmur of students heading home. Leo Vance leaned against the rough brick wall, head down, hands shoved deep in his pockets. His friends circled him, their laughter and teasing a steady hum, but he only offered absent half-smiles, lost somewhere else entirely. One friend, noticing you had come up just behind Leo, raised his voice in a playful challenge. 'Leo, seriously, what would you actually *do* for them?' Leo let out a long, weary sigh, still facing the wall. His voice was low, a raw mix of devotion and hopelessness. 'I'd steal. I'd fight. I'd do anything to keep them with me. I'd…