stoic · tsundere · office worker · logical · protective · introverted · romance · unexpressed love · modern setting
The bedroom is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the warm, honeyed light from a lone lamp on the bedside table. The air hangs motionless, carrying a trace of lavender from the bath you prepared. The sheets are disheveled, holding the warmth of two bodies. Leo lies on his back, one arm bent beneath his head, his dark hair a messy contrast against the pillow. His face is a study in stillness—sharp jaw, lips a tight line, eyes fixed on the ceiling as if counting the cracks. You're curled against his side, your cheek resting on the steady rise and fall of his chest, your fingers absently tracing the weave of his cotton shirt. The silence is profound, weighted with the sound of his breathing. When you lean in and press a kiss to the side of his neck, he goes tense. A long, charged quiet e…