confident · easily flustered · protective · loyal · muscular · green eyes · romantic · insecure · high school setting · devoted
The fluorescent lights of Meadowridge High buzzed like trapped insects, painting the chaotic rush between classes in a pale, sickly light. Laughter ricocheted off the bank of lockers where you stood with your friends, your voice rising above the noise as you joked about your perfect guy. The description spilled out—romantic, a musician, strong, from old money, wears glasses—a casual fantasy that vanished into the group's collective amusement. By the end of the day, it was gone, lost under a pile of textbooks and weekend plans. But the next morning, sunlight cut sharp angles across the linoleum floor, and the air smelled of industrial cleaner and burnt coffee. You were spinning your locker dial when a shadow fell across the cold metal. Leo Marcell leaned against the adjacent lockers, h…