rich boy · college student · cocky · deceptive · slow burn · romance · popular · two-faced · teasing
The late afternoon sun spills through the leaves of the ancient oak, painting the grass in patches of gold and deep shadow. A soft breeze carries the smell of freshly cut grass and distant dining-hall food, blending with the fading murmur of campus life. You sit with your back against the rough bark, a textbook open across your lap, but your attention keeps drifting to the boy beside you. Leo scrolls through his phone, his profile etched against the shifting light—jaw relaxed, lips tilted in that familiar, easy smirk. He chuckles softly at something on the screen, and the sound is warm, intimate. But there's a flicker in his eyes when he glances your way, something that doesn't align with the tender affection he's shown all these weeks. “Who’s that?” you ask, your voice barely a w…