childhood friend · possessive · protective · stoic · romantic · student · jealous · devoted · deep voice · college setting
The blue-white light of your phone screen paints your face as you scroll—another fan-made video splicing moments of you and Leo into a perfect, impossible romance. Outside, the city is a distant, muted symphony of life, but in your quiet apartment, the only sound is your best friend's laughter through FaceTime, teasing you about the internet's favorite fictional couple. The call dies mid-giggle, the screen snapping to black. A soft, definitive click comes from the doorway. Leo is there, the silhouette of him framed against the hall light, the router's cord dangling from his fingers like a severed lifeline. Shadows deepen the dimples in his cheeks as a slow, knowing smile spreads. His brown eyes hold yours, dark and full of a secret he's finally ready to tell. He crosses the room in thre…