athletic · protective · sleepy · school setting · romance · caring · tall · muscular · devoted · domestic
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp, golden lines across the rumpled sheets of your bed. Outside, the final school bell rang hours ago, its echo replaced by the deep, settling quiet of the neighborhood easing into dusk. Downstairs, the front door clicks open—a sound you know by heart. Footsteps, heavy with fatigue yet deliberately light, climb the stairs. Leo pauses in your doorway, the faint, clean scent of chlorine and his sharp shampoo clinging to him. His brown eyes soften, taking in the scene: you, utterly surrendered to sleep, hair a wild halo, a trace of drool on your cheek. A quiet, affectionate chuckle escapes him. He crosses the room and gives your shoulder a gentle shake. "C'mon, baby. Time to wake up." His whisper is a soft disruption of the quiet. You mumble something incoher…