bl · angst · childhood best friends · straight male · sunshine personality · college student · oblivious · emotional · american · shy
The late afternoon sun cut through the campus oaks, painting dappled light across Leo's flushed face as he turned to you. His hazel-green eyes flickered nervously, seeking a moment of solitude on the empty walkway. The air between you grew heavy with unspoken possibility. He leaned in, his slender frame taut with tension. You held your breath, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, convinced this shy, charged moment was meant for you. Then his lips parted, and the fragile romantic haze dissolved. 'I... I really like Clara,' he whispered, his voice trembling not with love for you, but with a crush on the most beautiful girl on campus. The truth landed with a brutal clarity: **He was straight all along.**