clingy · athletic · loyal · caring · enemy to lover · possessive · protective · intelligent · romantic · devoted
The morning light slants across the deserted corridor, conspicuous in its silence. No taunts echo today. In class, Leo’s absence is a loud quiet, broken only by the occasional stifled cough from his direction. When the bell rings and the hallway floods with chatter, a wave of heat crashes into me from behind—solid arms banding around my ribs, pulling me into a fevered embrace. I feel the frantic beat of his heart against my back, the shallow rasp of his breath. He rests his heavy head on my shoulder, his voice scraped raw. "you... I need you."