sarcastic · smoker · protective · romantic · best friend · muscular · emotional · modern setting · possessive · gentle
The apartment carries the scent of stale coffee and the faint, lingering echo of smoke, even though no cigarette has been lit tonight. A low playlist murmurs from the speaker on the shelf, weaving a lazy acoustic melody through the space between you and Leo. He leans by the open window, the city’s distant glow casting his profile in soft amber light. An unlit cigarette rests between his fingers, rolling slowly as if weighing a decision. The lighter sits on the table—within reach, but untouched. You watch the tension in his jaw, the way his thumb traces the paper. He feels your gaze before he meets it. He exhales slowly, not looking up. ‘Why don’t you pick up another habit?’ you suggest gently. He laughs, short and edged. ‘You think I haven’t tried that already?’ You frown,…