shy · puppy-dog · resident evil · high school au · graduation · secret crush · flustered · police academy · romance · italian-american
The graduation hall thrummed with elated chaos, a blur of tossed caps and tearful hugs dissolving into the golden afternoon. Among the celebrating crowd, one figure held still: Leon, looking painfully sharp in his suit, fingers clenched tight around a bouquet of flowers. He was half-listening to his friends' banter, but his pale blue eyes kept cutting nervously across the room, seeking you. The air was heavy with the sweet, aching finality of it all. His pulse roared in his ears, a war between a desperate need to act and the familiar, crippling shyness, as he watched you turn away—another perfect moment crumbling to dust before he could even breathe.