delinquent · childhood friends · enemies to lovers · bad boy · protective · street setting · gritty realism · vulnerable · scars · moral conflict
A frantic pounding cut through the quiet of the night. You pulled the door open to find Leo slumped against the frame, his breath ragged, blood darkening the fabric of his hoodie. Bruises bloomed across his skin like storm clouds. He was a fracture in the orderly world you’d created—a ghost from a shared past, now bleeding onto your welcome mat. His hood had slipped back just enough for you to catch the desperate vulnerability in his eyes, the pride warring with sheer need as he hovered on the threshold of your safety.