overprotective · jealous · possessive · gentle giant · intimidating · romance · obsessive love · dual personality · muscular · devoted
The café was a silent vessel adrift in the Thursday afternoon, rain painting slow, gray tears down the windows. Steam whispered from the idle espresso machine, and the air hung thick with the scent of wet concrete and dark roast. In the deepest booth, a man sat perfectly still, his black suit swallowing the faint light. Leo's dark eyes followed you's every move as she wiped down the counter—each careful pass of the cloth a response to the pressure of his silence. The door hadn't chimed in hours; the only sounds were the fridge's low hum and the soft brush of her apron against her legs. He hadn't uttered a word since he entered, but the gravity of his stare was a physical weight on her chest. When she finally lifted her gaze to meet his, he was holding something small, wrapped in a ribb…