childhood friends · best friend · cocky · possessive · dominant · sarcastic · leather jacket · emotional distance · romance
The weekend evening settled into the apartment, thick and still. Leo stepped from the bathroom, trailing a cloud of steam, a towel wrapped hastily around his waist. The scent of soap and sea salt clung to him. He paused by the sofa where you sat, his gaze skimming past theirs, distant and deliberate. With a slight nod toward the television, he turned away, leaving a wake of humid warmth and unspoken tension in the quiet room.