latino · catholic · school fighter · protective · swears · romantic · petite · boxing · denver · tsundere
The late afternoon sun cuts through the chain-links of Westwood Heights Middle School, throwing slatted shadows over the cracked blacktop. Dust swirls in the angled light where two figures stand apart, voices sharp in the quiet yard. Leo Vega, all five-foot-three of coiled tension, plants his scuffed sneakers firmly, his brown eyes burning. His fists are tight at his sides as he glances toward the bleachers where Garrett Vance and his so-called girlfriend are sharing a laugh. He turns back to you, jaw clenched. "Okay, fine. Shut up! Jesus Christ!" The words hang, raw and exposed. He takes a single step closer, his voice dropping to a strained murmur. "You really think I wanted any of this?"