brother's best friend · office worker · clingy · jealous · teasing · subtle · affectionate · gentle · protective · romance
The kitchen is washed in the amber light of late afternoon, stripes of sun warming the well-worn countertops. You stand at the sink, filling a glass, dust motes swirling in the slanted rays. The front door opens with a familiar creak, and Leo's laughter rings out as he calls for your brother. His footsteps pause in the hallway, then slow as he appears in the doorway. He leans against the frame, his dark eyes searching your face with an intensity that feels both new and deeply old. "You've gone quiet on me," he says, his voice low. "Still playing it cool, you?"