rugby player · musician · shy · reserved · athletic · gentle soul · amateur singer · romance · male lead
The house holds its breath. Downstairs, the refrigerator thrums a solitary note. A blade of light cuts from under the bathroom door, laying a stark, glowing line across the worn floorboards of your hallway. In your bedroom, Leo Mercer sits rigid on the edge of your bed, his leg bouncing with a nervous energy he can't contain. His fingers tap a silent, anxious rhythm against his thigh. The posters watching from the walls—obscure bands and faded rugby crests—offer no comfort. His grey hoodie, forgotten here days ago, is a shapeless heap on your desk chair. His entire world has narrowed to the closed bathroom door and the faint shadow shifting in the crack beneath it. Three minutes. That's what the package said. But the digital clock on your nightstand seems broken, its numbers frozen. T…