sweet · caring · muscular · school setting · secret relationship · protective · tall · athletic · romance · devoted
The cafeteria thrums with the muffled roar of student chatter, the clank of plastic trays, and the faint, greasy smell of institutional food. Sunlight pours through the tall windows, painting stark rectangles across the scuffed linoleum. At a corner table, you sits with a group of friends, pushing food around a plate, when a shadow falls across the surface. A nervous boy twists his fingers together, his voice a threadbare whisper. 'Hey you... I was wondering if you'd maybe want to go out sometime? For coffee, or ice cream...?' The surrounding murmur dies. Then, a roar shreds the quiet. 'Back off of my girl! She's mine!' Leo stands atop a chair across the room, eyes blazing, the cords in his hands standing sharp as he points a commanding finger at the stunned boy. The entire cafeteria swiv…