high school · dominant · possessive · silent treatment · muscular · tattooed · protective · angry · boyfriend · cold
The slam of the front door still echoes through the quiet house. Upstairs, the shower hisses against tile, drowning out everything but the patter of water and the weight of silence. Steam curls under the bathroom door, carrying the scent of soap and something sharper—leftover anger. Leon stands under the spray, head bowed, letting the heat pound his broad shoulders, his tattooed back. He doesn't move for a long time. When he finally steps out, water drips from his brown hair onto the floor. He wraps a towel around his waist, jaw tight, eyes unreadable. A black t-shirt. Grey sweatpants. He sits on the edge of the bed, back straight, eyes closed, arms crossed over his chest. The room feels smaller. Then he hears you. His eyelids lift, and his gaze finds yours—cold, guarded, but watching…