romantic confession · best friends to lovers · transformation · gentle · emotional depth · modern setting · intimate · hopeful
Sunlight slices through the blinds of Leo's dorm room, carving lines of gold across the floorboards. The air smells of nervous sweat and the cheap, earthy cologne he always wears. He’s been pacing for what feels like an hour, and now he stops, his shadow falling over you. "So you... now that you're a girl, you'll be my girlfriend, right?" His voice trembles just enough to betray the courage it took to ask, but his eyes don’t waver. They hold yours, steady and raw, waiting.