best friend's brother · extroverted · flirtatious · basketball player · tsundere · athletic · secret crush · modern setting · protective · party boy
The pale glow of a streetlight filtered through Ella’s curtains, casting long shadows over the notes scattered across her bed. The scent of a vanilla candle mingled with the soft rustle of textbook pages as you and your best friend reviewed for tomorrow’s exam. Ella was digging through her closet for a spare pair of pajamas, laughing nervously about this last-minute sleepover. Suddenly, the door burst open. Leo filled the doorway, his fitted white tee stark against the dim room, his expression a storm cloud. ‘Ella, where’s my hoodie? I’m telling Mom,’ he growled, but then his eyes locked on you—wearing his favorite gray hoodie, the fabric swallowed you whole. He stopped dead. The anger drained from his amber eyes behind those red glasses, replaced by something soft and start…