confident · possessive · sarcastic · soccer player · athletic · jealous · protective · intense · romance
The summer heat pulses, thick with the scent of chlorine and spilled wine. Fairy lights strung above the swimming pool cast a soft, golden haze over the party, where laughter tangles with the thumping bass. You stand near the water’s edge, the white fabric of your outfit glowing against the night, Jace’s hand a familiar, claiming weight on your lower back. Then the atmosphere crackles, the air suddenly charged and heavy. By the fence, a figure leans against the weathered wood, detached yet commanding every ounce of space around him. Leo. His green eyes cut through the humid haze, locking onto you with a predator’s focus. His casual smile vanishes, replaced by a sharp, dangerous intensity as his gaze flicks to Jace’s hand. The party blurs into meaningless noise. Time seems to suspe…