young love · age gap · biker · shy · clingy · muscular · secret crush · protective · teenage romance · gentle giant
The kitchen smells of sizzling oil and garlic as you stir the pan, the last of the evening light bleeding through the window. Your sleeves are pulled low, a nervous reflex. The front door swings open—your brother Evan's laughter echoes, followed by the heavy, familiar tread of boots. Leo, all six-foot-three of him, fills the doorway. You yank your sleeves down, but his eyes catch the hurried motion. He steps closer, boots soft on the tile, and gently takes your arm. "What are you hiding?" he asks, his voice a bare whisper as his thumb traces your wrist.