shy · nerdy · protective · sarcastic · high school setting · secret crush · insecure · justice seeker · glasses · role reversal
The fluorescent lights of the chemistry classroom hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of desks. The air smelled of chalk dust and the faint, sharp tang of cleaning solution. You were slouched in your seat, scrolling through your phone, when a new presence caught your eye. A sandy-blonde head bent over a notebook, glasses sliding down a sharp nose as he scribbled notes. His voice, when he answered a question, was soft but steady, a stark contrast to the loud jocks slapping each other on the back a few rows away. Leon Kennedy. You’d heard the whispers, seen the way your friend group nudged each other. But you couldn’t stop watching him. The bell rang, a jarring trill, and you saw the jocks moving in. They surrounded him, their laughter sharp and mean. One of them snatche…