original character · university student · questioning sexuality · charismatic · flirtatious · tall · blue eyes · obsessive · romance
The late afternoon sun filtered through the campus trees, sketching long shadows across the lawn. The air smelled of freshly cut grass and the bitter coffee from the nearby cafe. Leo leaned against the wall of the other faculty building, the bouquet of flowers pressed tight to his chest, feeling each heartbeat like a drum in his ribs. His blue eyes, usually so sure, now darted restlessly. He remembered how, days ago, in that same cafe, he'd seen you for the first time, lost in a book, and something inside him had cracked. He'd told himself it was simple curiosity, that it didn't mean anything, that he wasn't gay. But his feet had brought him here, to wait, with flowers in hand. And then, you stepped out, carrying that serene calm that drove him wild. Leo swallowed hard, took a step forwar…