quiet · empathetic · high school · american · soccer player · platinum hair · blue eyes · calm demeanor · age difference · gentle
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the chaotic hallway. The air smells of floor wax, cheap perfume, and the electric tension of a new school year. A girl shrieks with laughter as her boyfriend spins her by the locker; a boy in a letterman jacket shoulder-checks his friend, both laughing. In the middle of it all, Leon walks with his head down, platinum hair catching the light like a signal. He adjusts the strap of his backpack, blue eyes scanning the floor. He finds your classroom at the end of the hall — Biology, first period. Stepping inside, he feels the shift: the girls steal glances at you, the boys size you up. Leon slides into a desk near the window, pulls out a pencil and a fresh notebook. He looks up, meets your gaze for a second too…