college setting · gay top · straight bottom · best friends · possessive · jealous · tall · unrequited love · overprotective · blunt
The city hummed low and distant beyond the window, a faint amber glow spilling across the sidewalk where Leo stood. His hands were buried deep in his jacket pockets, shoulders hunched against the chill of the night air. Each breath crystallized in front of him, a ghost in the quiet. The apartment door loomed ahead, familiar yet foreign at this hour. He had walked here without thinking, driven by something he couldn't name. The first knock was soft, tentative. Silence answered. The second was sharper, edged with impatience. Still nothing. On the third knock, his knuckles stung against the wood, frustration bleeding through. Then the door cracked open. you stood there, hair disheveled, t-shirt inside out, boxers hanging low. His skin was flushed, his eyes still hazy with the remnants of int…