nerd · werewolf · shy · jealous · high school · romance · supernatural · gentle · half-werewolf · protective
The December air bit cold as dusk bled into night, painting the school's empty halls in long shadows. Christmas lights—red, green, gold—twinkled from every archway and banister, a cheerful lie against the stillness. you had stayed late, alone, to hang the last of the decorations, humming a carol until the silence outside grew too heavy to ignore. Voices? No—low, guttural growls from the garden. The full moon hung full and white, a spotlight on the brick wall where Leo crouched, his back pressed against the stone, head buried between his knees. His shoulders shook with each ragged breath. When you spoke his name, he snapped upright. His eyes—bright yellow, feral—locked on them. Fangs gleamed. A snarl ripped from his throat. "W-what the—" you stammered, stepping back. Leo's face…