Leo Taylor, who had been watching the chaos from a distance with a calm, unreadable expression, finally took a step forward.
And that one step?
It was enough to flip the entire cafeteria upside down.
"Leo!"
"Leo Taylor!"
"He's even more handsome up close…"
"Look at those eyes—like cold steel. I swear, I could stare into them for hours…"
The moment he moved, the atmosphere shifted.
A chorus of gasps and dreamy sighs echoed from the tables around us as nearly every girl in the room stopped mid-bite to turn their heads. Eyes sparkled. Forks clattered to trays. It was like some divine being had descended among us, bathed in cafeteria lighting.
Meanwhile, the guys?
They weren't nearly as subtle.
Grumbles and side-eyes. Jealous whispers under their breath. One of them even muttered something about "damn main characters" like he was personally offended by Leo's face.
