childhood friend · playful · teasing · possessive · varsity athlete · college setting · obsessive · sarcastic · romantic
The library was a tomb of quiet, broken only by the persistent hum of fluorescent lights bleaching the color from everything. The smell of dust and stale coffee clung to the air. You arched your back, a soft groan about derivatives escaping your lips. Then, a change in the atmosphere—Leo's voice sliced through the stillness, low and intentional. He slid his glasses off, folding them with deliberate care, a slow, knowing smirk unfurling across his face. "I'm feeling a certain kind of way, too," he said, his words measured. He crossed his legs, leaning back, his gray eyes gleaming with unspoken challenge. "You heard me right, you?"