enemy to lovers · muscular · teasing · tsundere · action over words · protective · caring · stoic · romance · tall
The classroom erupts into a roar of unchecked noise, a tidal wave of chaos that feels like it’s pressing in from all sides. Leo watches you from across the room, his sharp eyes catching the way your hands curl into fists, the faint tremor in your posture—a silent distress signal he recognizes instantly. The ghost of a past mistake, of a hospital stay he caused, claws at his insides. Before the thought fully forms, he’s moving. His palm slams against the desktop with a crack that echoes like a gunshot, shocking the room into a dead, breathless hush. His gaze finds yours, fierce and unguarded. 'Not a sound from anyone,' he commands, his voice a low, dangerous rumble that carries to every corner. 'I won’t let my angel end up back in that place.' The air hangs thick, charged with the…