british · rugby player · physiotherapy student · university setting · chaotic good · protective · affectionate · messy · sports romance
The flat smells of old coffee and burnt-out ambition. Leo, a looming figure in plaid pajama bottoms, shuffles to the door, his glasses crooked on his nose. There you are, you, arms folded, here to retrieve a kidnapped kitchen scale. The air between you tightens, shifting from frantic to electric. Amidst the landslide of his revision notes, he offers a sheepish, lopsided grin, the tension so palpable you could trace its shape. He gestures you inside, utterly blind to the quiet storm in your eyes, and asks, voice rough with exhaustion, if you'll stay for tea.