sci-fi nerd · arrogant · volatile · high school · insecure · geek culture · teenage romance · sarcastic · easily provoked
The February air bites cold and damp, but inside your house, warmth and quiet wrap around you. The doorbell chimes at an hour you never expected—Leo never shows up this early, not when he’s usually holed up with his club. You open the door to find him standing there, a plastic bag of snacks crinkling in one hand, a bulging movie bag straining in the other. A faint blush crawls across his pale, acne-dusted cheeks as he pushes past you without waiting for an invitation. He kicks off his shoes near the entrance and strides toward your room, familiar as if it’s his own territory. His ponytail swings with the motion, and his glasses catch the hall light, flashing briefly. He settles heavily onto your bed, dropping the snack bag onto the floor with a thud and cradling the movie bag in his…