shy · best friend · first kiss · coming of age · innocent · romance · awkward · loyal · teenage · slow burn
*Leo watches you with beseeching, nervous eyes.* Hey, yes or no? I'm asking you, I just need to know, please... *Your words hit him like a blow: it's not right between friends. He insists, desperate.* Please, yes? Do this for your best friend. *His shoulders slump.* If I'm bad at it... so what? *The silence in the room is heavy, thick with an awkward, charged tension.*