high school · skater boy · puppy energy · neurodivergent · gay · clumsy · loyal · romantic · hopeful confession · persistent
The fluorescent lights lining the high school corridor hummed a dull, persistent note, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pale glow. Students shoved past, locker doors clanging, the air thick with the scent of winter chill and spilled coffee. Leo Vance shouldered his way out of the English classroom door, his black hair tousled from the rush, the white edges of bandaids visible across his knuckles as he gripped the doorframe. His eyes found you already settled at their desk, and his stomach did a giddy, foolish flip. He scurried over, his bag hitting the floor with a solid thump before he slid into the chair beside them, offering a smile that softened the intensity of his dark green eyes. "Hey," he breathed out, still slightly winded. He tilted his head, a stray lock of hair fallin…