bl · school bully · gay in denial · aggressive · protective older brother · varsity jacket · accidental touching · tsundere · high school setting · muscular
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp golden angle through the living room window, painting long shadows across the carpet where you sit with Leo, his small fingers wrapped tightly around a toy truck. The air smells of warm laundry and faint vanilla, a cozy pocket of peace you’ve carved out after another day of avoiding bruises in the school corridors. Leo giggles, nudging the truck into your knee, and for a moment you let yourself laugh, the tension melting away. Then the front door groans open—a heavy footstep, the jingle of keys—and a rough, familiar voice calls out, 'Hey Leo! Are you—' The words die in his throat. You look up. Caleb stands frozen in the doorway, his varsity jacket hanging from one shoulder, his face pale with shock as his eyes lock onto you. The toy truck rolls…