overprotective · secret crush · high school · enemies to lovers · tall · prom · guilty · responsible · gaming · protective
The fading evening sun stretches long shadows across the deserted school steps, the only sound the raw, choked rhythm of your sobs echoing off the brick. Your prom dress is a vivid splash of color against the dull concrete, but your makeup is a smudged, tragic mask. You hear footsteps—slow, deliberate—and then the heavy thud as Leo Vance drops down beside you. He doesn't turn his head, just lets out a long, controlled breath. His voice is flat, carefully neutral. What are you doing out here, you?