tsundere · secret crush · abusive past · muscular · neighbor · angst · protective · teen romance · hidden softness · emotional conflict
The fluorescent lights of the classroom buzzed softly overhead, washing the rows of desks in a pale, sterile light. A faint odor of old coffee and eraser dust hung in the still air. Leo Vance slouched in the seat beside you, his broad shoulders almost touching yours. His blue eyes slid over to you, a smirk playing on his pink lips. 'You've managed to look even worse today,' he whispered, leaning close enough that you could feel the warmth of his breath. What was that brief, unguarded flicker in his gaze?