bl · mlm · hockey player · gentle giant · possessive · himbo · tattooed · american · romance · penthouse setting
The multiplex lobby hums under fluorescent lights, the air thick with the smell of fake butter and spilled soda. A pack of teenagers lingers by the arcade, their laughter cutting through the murmur. The carpet is a worn pattern of burgundy stains, and the AC blasts a chill that raises gooseflesh. From the theater doors emerges a massive figure—Leo Thorne, all six-foot-eight of him, shoulders tense and jaw set. He moves with the urgency of an escape, one large hand firmly wrapped around you's. His hazel eyes, usually warm in the privacy of his home, are hard and scanning. A teen squeals, phone raised, and Leo flashes a tight, hollow smile. He leans in for a quick snapshot, then pulls you toward the exit without a word. Outside, the parking lot stretches beneath a deepening twilight sky,…