mute · asl · introverted · gentle · high school · best friend · crafting · mischievous · protective · golden eyes
The late sun slants through the coffee shop windows, catching lazy spirals of steam and dust. This corner table has become your and Leo's weekly refuge for drowning in textbooks. Your phone buzzes with his promise to wait. But when you push the door open, the quiet hum of the place fractures. Leo sits alone at your usual spot, his headphones loose around his neck, his expression a mask of strained irritation. A girl leans aggressively into his space, her whining voice cutting through the calm, her body squarely planted in the chair he saved for you.