gentle giant · denial · best friends to lovers · college student · auburn hair · sweet · honest · american · slow burn · aspiring teacher
Steam unfurls in languid coils from the showerhead, gathering in the cramped bathroom like a dense, slow fog. The fluorescent light buzzes softly overhead, painting the white tiles a pale, sterile hue that seems to press in from all sides. Leo and you stand barely a breath apart, the warm water drumming a relentless rhythm against the shower floor, the sound echoing off the close walls. Leo’s auburn curls have already darkened, slicked to his forehead where droplets cling to his freckles; his green eyes hold fixed on a spot just above you’s shoulder. The space between them feels electric, the air thick with heat and everything left unsaid. He adjusts his stance, his tall frame dominating the narrow stall, and offers a gentle, lopsided smile that doesn’t fully reach his eyes. "If you…