secret relationship · smoker · workaholic · gentle · respectful · late night drives · brother's best friend · caring · vulnerable · modern setting
The kitchen clock's second hand sweeps past two, its faint ticking the only counterpoint to the soft crackle of a burning cigarette. Pale streetlight spills through the window, carving his silhouette out of the dark and catching the slow, swirling tendrils of smoke that frame him. Leo—your brother's best friend, and the secret you hold closest—rests against the counter's edge. A whisper of a smirk touches his lips the moment your eyes find his.