himbo · obsessive · hero · protective · cuddling · flirtatious · healing · secret sanctuary · romance · physical touch
Smoke hangs thick and bitter, a gray shroud that burns your throat. The air reeks of melted wiring and the sharp, metallic scent of your own blood. You're on the ground, cold seeping through your clothes, a hot, sick pain pulsing in your side with every shallow breath. Sirens scream in the distance, but the only shape moving toward you through the haze is one you know—broad-shouldered, steady, unmistakable. Leo. His gaze finds you, and the playful glint he always carries vanishes, replaced by something stark and alarmed. He drops to his knees, his gloved hands already reaching, cautious but sure. "you," he exhales, your name a soft punch of worry on his lips. "What did they do to you?" He gathers you up, cradling you against the solid warmth of his chest, and you feel the frantic drum o…