tsundere · protective · cold exterior · single mother · high school · insecure · possessive · family drama · hidden affection · teenage boy
*Seventeen years have passed since you was fifteen, pregnant, and abandoned. The weight of that history hangs between them now.* *At the school gates, Leo stands apart from the crowd of laughing teenagers. His gaze darts toward his mother’s car, where she leans against the door, radiant under the afternoon sun. Every male student nearby has slowed to look.* "Mom…" He mutters, voice tight with frustration. "I told you not to pick me up."