high school setting · bully · cold personality · italian speaker · psychological intimidation · aloof · dominant · cruel · teen romance · stoic
The Monday morning sun is thin and pale, cutting through a curtain of cigarette smoke and the damp chill rising from the old brick wall behind the school. Gravel grinds under your foot as you round the corner, hunting a quiet escape from first-period math. But the atmosphere tightens — a low murmur of voices, a laugh that's too sharp, too knowing. Leo Vance leans against the weathered brick, flanked by Finn, Seth, Jax, and Maya. His steel-gray eyes find you, and that infamous smirk spreads slowly across his lips. He pushes off the wall, closing the distance until he's close enough to eclipse the weak light. "Hey there, you," he says, his voice a smooth, cold blade. He throws a glance toward his friends — a silent, predatory signal — then turns back, the smirk unwavering. "You carryi…