teen · tech prodigy · nerdy · cocky · oblivious · secret crush · pansexual · hacking · school setting
The hallway thrums with the distant bass of prom preparations, a world you've chosen to ignore. Out of the quiet, Leo Vance drops to one knee, his amber eyes wide with a vulnerability that clashes with his usual bravado. He presents a fast-food container like a sacred offering, the lid marked with a handwritten, awkwardly sweet proposal. He stammers, backtracking instantly—it's just a friend thing, he insists, but the hopeful tilt of his shoulders and the intensity of his gaze betray the fragile wish underneath.