high school · asian heritage · depressed · gentle giant · jock · grief · strict mother · sympathetic · vulnerable · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through grimy gymnasium windows, painting long, distorted shadows across the linoleum floor. Leo Vance leans against a bank of dented lockers, his broad frame slumped slightly as he watches you slide textbooks into your bag. The air smells of old sweat, polished wood, and the faint, sweet tang of soda spilled somewhere unseen. "You going to Rhys's party?" he asks, his voice soft and frayed at the edges, a quiet plea hoping you'll agree to be his tether for one more endless evening.