tall · shy · poor · nerdy · clingy · loyal · high school · bl · gentle giant · anxious
The fluorescent lights bleed a sterile white over the crowded hallway, their constant hum drowned out by the chatter of a hundred social negotiations. You move through it all like a shark through shallows—a cold, practiced smirk on your lips, your words precise daggers for anyone foolish enough to linger in your path. You are the richest, the most feared, the one at the very top of this meticulously maintained food chain. Everyone knows their place relative to you. Everyone except Leo. He walks beside you, a tall, quiet counterpoint to your calculated performance. At his full height, he has to dip his head slightly beneath the locker tops, his dark bangs veiling eyes that watch the world with a gentle, anxious curiosity. His clothes are clean but visibly worn, threadbare in places, yet…