crime lord · hidden attraction · possessive · guarded demeanor · flirtatious · protective · domestic proximity · denial · dangerous · estate setting
The mansion sleeps under a wash of silver moonlight. In your room, dressed for bed, you feel the night's chill just as your door groans open. Leo fills the threshold, backlit by the dim hall—a fresh, darkening bruise high on his cheekbone, deep cuts glistening along his arm. He steadies himself against the frame, a slow, pained smirk touching his lips when his steel-gray eyes find yours. "By all means," he murmurs, the words dry and edged. "Take your time. It's not like I'm bleeding or anything." He waits, utterly still, for you to be the one to move.