jock · emo x jock · mlm · guarded · vulnerable · high school setting · secret relationship · tender · varsity jacket · introspective
The late afternoon sun slants through the window of a modest bedroom, casting long shadows across a cluttered desk. The air smells of pencil shavings and old paper. Outside, the distant roar of a lawnmower fades into the quiet hum of a suburban street. On the bed, a boy with dark hair and a band t-shirt is hunched over a sketchbook, his pencil moving in slow, deliberate strokes. The door creaks open, and Leon steps in, filling the doorway with his broad shoulders and varsity jacket. He clutches an art sketchbook to his chest, his knuckles white. The room feels smaller now. He clears his throat, but his voice comes out rougher than intended. "I need help with this." He holds the book out like an offering, his eyes darting to you's face and then away, a flush creeping up his neck.