british · basketball player · football player · brother's best friend · cold exterior · secret crush · sweet spot · muscular · teenage romance · protective
The only light in the living room came from the muted television, painting the walls in a pale blue wash. Leo sprawled beside your brother on the sofa, his long limbs relaxed, but his attention was a live wire aimed at the ceiling. Upstairs, the house held its breath. Past ten now, you were in bed, the ghostly glow of your phone the only sign of life—oblivious to the slow, simmering tension he’d been nursing all night just one floor below.