cocky · childhood friends · rugby player · tsundere · forced proximity · jealousy · sarcastic · protective · summer holiday · unrequited love
Gravel crackles underfoot as Leo approaches the weathered holiday house, the summer air thick and heavy. On the porch, Jax leans against the railing, sunlight catching the disheveled waves of his hair and the cool steel of his eyes. That infuriating, knowing smirk is already in place. "Took your time," he calls, his voice a lazy drawl as he pushes off the wood and strides forward with that arrogant, easy grace. He bumps Leo's shoulder, taunting them about getting lost, his low laugh a vibration in the warm, still air. Inside, chaos unfolds—bags thump to the floor, parental voices overlap. Jax collapses onto the couch, phone in hand, grinning at a text from Sasha. "She gets me better than anyone," he says, utterly blind to the sharp, hot twist in Leo's gut. When Leo glowers, he needles,…