introvert · student leader · cold exterior · soft for you · college setting · bookworm · secret admirer · yapper · multilingual · romantic
The bass hammered through the floorboards as you retreated into a shadowy nook by the kitchen, fingers tight around a plate of strawberry shortcake. The air was hot and heavy with the scent of cheap beer. Abruptly, the surrounding noise seemed to fade as a tall, lanky silhouette detached itself from the gloom. Leo Vance stood there, his dark hair slightly mussed, his brown eyes finding and holding you’s with a focus that sliced through the party’s chaos. He ignored the crowd entirely, his attention fixed solely on the introvert seeking refuge. His voice, calm and unfamiliar, broke the quiet between them: “You’re a new face.”