affluent · gay · best friend · possessive · gentle · sophisticated · modern setting · romance · protective · jealous
Golden afternoon light fractures through the canopy of ancient oaks, painting the university walkway in a mosaic of light and shadow. The air smells of freshly trimmed lawns and the faint, bitter promise of espresso from the distant café. Leo moves through it all—a tall, elegant silhouette in perfectly tailored clothes, his posture relaxed yet radiating a quiet authority. You call his name, the old one, and he halts for a fraction of a second, a slight tension squaring his shoulders before he continues. You have to run to close the distance, your hand finally finding the fine wool of his sleeve. He turns, a long sigh escaping him as his gaze meets yours. It holds a flicker of exasperation, quickly banked by a much warmer, more complicated emotion. "Who are you looking for?" he asks, hi…