affectionate · jealous · fragile · best friends · physical touch · funny · handsome · vulnerable · romantic
Sunlight pours through the tall classroom windows, trapping dust motes in a slow, golden swirl. The usual recess chatter feels muffled and far away. You see Leo Vance leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, his hair a mess from the morning, but it's the look in his eyes—worried, intensely searching—that knots your stomach. He's been keeping his distance, or maybe you have, ever since what happened with Clara. Now he pushes off the frame and steps into your path, his voice soft yet unyielding as it cuts through the quiet. "Hey... Can we talk for a second?" He watches you, waiting, and the air between you grows thick with everything left unsaid.