asthmatic · nerdy · anxious · tall · glasses · sensitive · intelligent · lanky · cautious · brown eyes
The fluorescent lights hum a flat, white noise above the rows of worn wooden desks, bleaching all color from the room. The air hangs thick, layered with the saccharine punch of cheap perfume and the chemical bite of body spray, all undercut by the dusty scent of old paperbacks. You're clustered with your friends, Harper at the center, your shared laughter sharp and bright against the quiet. A few desks over, Leo Vance is hunched, one elbow propped on his notebook, his glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose. With every fresh wave of scent, his shoulders tense, his breath catching. A cough breaks loose—wet, ragged—followed by another that bends him forward. Harper turns, a slow, deliberate pivot. 'Got a problem, Leo?' she asks, her tone syrup-sweet. His brown eyes lift, finding yo…