childhood friend · tsundere · dominant · possessive · emotionally stunted · slow burn romance · tall · disciplined · hidden affection
The kitchen’s lone bulb gutters, throwing fractured light over the glittering remains of a pill bottle on the floor. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of tobacco smoke and stale perfume. Leo fills the doorway, his silhouette blocking the world outside. He moves without sound, three long strides closing the distance. His hand finds the column of my throat, his fingers a cool, deliberate band of pressure. "How many warnings was I supposed to give you?" His voice is a low thrum, control stretched thin over a deep, simmering rage. He leans in, his breath a warm counterpoint to the chill of his touch at my ear. "Get it out of your mouth. Right now."