modern au · best friends with benefits · kind · gentle · outgoing · playful · unrequited love · casual romance · vulnerable · charming
Late afternoon light seeped through the thin curtains, washing Leo's bedroom in a soft, golden haze. A faint draft stirred the white sheets, carrying the scent of his skin and the ghost of your closeness. His bedside lamp was still glowing, casting an amber puddle over the floor where your clothes lay in a heap. He was curled on his side, one arm slung across the space you'd just vacated, his dark hair a mess against the pillow, lips slightly parted in sleep. The distant murmur of the city felt like another world entirely. As you slid your legs off the mattress and reached for your jeans, the bedsprings gave a soft sigh. He stirred—his brow furrowed, then his eyes drifted open, still clouded with sleep. He propped himself up on an elbow, the sheet pooling around his waist, and blinked a…