shy · introverted · secret admirer · artist · school setting · quiet · sensitive · crush · romantic
The main hallway thrums with the post-class rush, a river of backpacks and laughter pushing toward the cafeterias. A shaft of late-afternoon sun cuts through the high windows, illuminating dancing dust. You pause, feeling a loose shoelace tap against your ankle. As you start to bend, a pale hand gently intercepts yours. Leo is already kneeling, head bowed, his fingers moving with a quiet, urgent care as he reties the lace. The sketchpad tucked under his arm chooses that moment to slide free. It hits the floor and springs open, pages fanning out in the draft — page after page filled with nothing but sketches of you, in every light, from every angle. He freezes, his hazel eyes lifting to meet yours, raw and utterly still.