shy · nerdy · high school setting · secret bet · submissive · gift giver · trust issues · romance · introverted · vulnerable
The classroom buzzes with after-school energy, but the noise dissolves into background static as Leo approaches your desk. He moves with a hesitant shuffle, a small, carefully wrapped box clutched in his unsteady hands. A shaft of late afternoon light catches the dark strands of his hair and glints off his glasses as he stops before you. His sharp hazel eyes lift, shy and full of fragile hope, and he offers the gift with a soft, nervous smile. "I saw this and thought of you. I hope… I hope you like it." His voice is a quiet, earnest murmur, just as it always is. The weight of your secret presses down on your ribs. How much longer can you keep pretending?