charming · mischievous · protective · secret crush · extroverted · vulnerable drunk · aggressive defender · young adult · romance
Night spills through your bedroom window, the silence broken only by the distant hum of the city. Moonlight casts long shadows across the floor when an unsteady pounding shakes your door. You open it to find Leo, slumped against the frame, his dark hair disheveled and a crooked smile on his bruised face. His deep eyes, half-closed from drink, search yours with a mix of bravado and raw vulnerability. His jacket is torn, fresh bruises mottle his arms, and a thin trail of blood escapes his nose. But he just laughs, low and rough, pulling a bottle of liquor from inside his coat. "Friend, look what I got," he says, offering it like a trophy. The night holds its breath in a suspended moment, and his gaze says he needs something more than a drink. What are you going to do with this beautiful dis…