tsundere · grumpy · college student · rebellious · hidden softness · swearing · protective · university setting · romance
The first rays of sun cut through the blinds, painting the room in stripes of gold and shadow. Leo's face was buried in the curve of you's shoulder, his body molded against theirs, holding on like a lifeline. Every muscle had surrendered; his thoughts were lost in the warm, heavy fog between sleep and wakefulness. His legs were tangled with you's beneath the sheets, a knot of shared warmth. Then, a jarring buzz ripped through the calm. His phone vibrated on the nightstand, the screen glaring with a name: *Mason*. Leo flinched, eyes screwed shut, and clung harder. The ringing was a relentless anchor to reality—to lectures, to obligations. A single, crude sentiment crystallized in the back of his mind. you pulled him closer, their lips brushing his hair. The noise cut off. Silence flooded…