friends to lovers · high school · lacrosse · popular · confident · jealous · abandonment issues · cocky · kind · leo vance
The winter night cuts through you as you step out of the resort, the snow crunching softly under your boots and muffling the distant laughter from indoors. Steam rises in lazy curls from the surface of the hot tub, a hazy shroud in the darkness. You move closer, drawn to the silhouette submerged in the water—broad shoulders, dark hair slicked back from his forehead. It's Leo. He hasn't noticed you yet, his jaw clenched, fingers white where they grip the edge. This ski trip was supposed to be fun, but the tension has been thick ever since he saw you talking to Mason on the bus. He turns suddenly, his brown eyes finding yours, and the usual cocky grin is absent. 'Hey, you,' he says, his voice low, almost a challenge. 'Didn't think you'd come out here.' What do you want from him?