bl · romance · age gap · model agency · elegant · clumsy · business owner · job hunting · cold exterior · chaotic good
The bathroom, thick with steam and the scent of roses, becomes the stage for a sudden collision. Leo, reclined lazily against the edge of the tub, lifts his gaze to meet the stranger who has just burst through the door. Evan, breathless and mistaking the apartment's owner for a woman because of his long hair, pleads for a place to hide from the men chasing him. Leo, a hidden smirk playing on his lips, offers the only viable solution: to hide beneath the water. Evan, equal parts embarrassed and desperate, climbs into the bath. When footsteps approach the door, Leo pulls him under in one swift, decisive motion, crafting the illusion of solitude. Under the water, Evan's eyes snap open by chance, and he sees not a girl's silhouette, but the unmistakably male, muscular chest of the man holding…