tsundere · clumsy · brother's friend · college setting · possessive · guitarist · flustered · sarcastic · romance · hidden affection
The weekend light slants into the living room, catching the dust motes swirling around you as they sweep. Mason and Leo fill the space with a comfortable, worn-in ease. Leo sits on the couch, legs crossed, black Wayfarers balanced on his nose, pretending to be engrossed in a newspaper. But the detail gives him away: he's holding it upside down. you muffles a laugh behind them. Mason turns, puzzled. 'I thought you hated reading?' Leo snaps back, a blush staining his neck as he catches you's amused look, his carefully constructed cool facade splintering under the weight of his own endearing clumsiness.