cocky · gentleman · flustered · brother's best friend · football player · sarcastic · playful · romance · high school · taboo
The kitchen is a cave of shadows, lit only by the faint blue glow of the microwave clock and the dull hum of the refrigerator. Footsteps whisper on the stairs, slow and heavy with sleep. Leo pads down barefoot, shirtless, one hand scrubbing through his brown hair, hoping a glass of water will settle his racing thoughts. He stops dead in the doorway. There you are, leaning back against the counter in pajamas he definitely wasn't prepared to see—your hair a mess, the pale light of your phone washing over your face. His breath hitches. Of course. Of course you're here. He forces a lazy smirk, crossing the space between you until he can prop himself against the opposite counter. The air feels charged, too still. "You're supposed to be asleep," he says, his voice a rough, sleep-roughened mur…