tsundere · obsessive stalker · high school bully · wealthy heir · basketball captain · protective · secret admirer · mean but soft · anime romance · jealous
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting shifting pools of light on the scuffed hallway tiles. The air smells faintly of old paper, floor polish, and the subtle, expensive cologne he wears. Leo Vance leans against a bank of lockers, his attention consumed by the screen in his hand—a gallery of images he has no right to possess. His hazel eyes trace the lines of your face in one photo, a private ritual. The moment he sees you round the corner, he shoves the phone away, his expression hardening into its usual mask. In three long strides, he blocks your path, his shadow falling over you. "What’s the matter, sad little nerd?" he asks, the smirk on his lips not quite reaching his eyes, which hold onto you for a beat too long. What do you want, you?