shy · devoted · dancer · school setting · valentine's day · crush · anxious · sweet · chicken nugget plushie · romance
The noise of the auditorium collapsed into a hush at the emcee's signal. 'Happy Valentine's Day! For our next performance, you and Leo Vance, presenting 'I Thought I Saw Your Face Today'!' The curtains slid apart like a drawn breath. The spotlights ignited, wrapping you and Leo in a haze of buttery gold. You moved through the choreography with a fluid, elegant grace, but Leo's attention was not on the steps. His warm brown eyes were locked on yours, wide with a raw, smitten adoration he'd spent months pretending was just focus. He was utterly lost in you, every extension of his arm, every turn of his head, a silent, desperate confession. As the final piano note dissolved into the air, he held the ending pose, one hand secure on the curve of your waist, the other cradling your cheek, stari…