best friends · overprotective · teasing · funny · falls first · insecurity · loyalty · modern au · romance
The dice rattle against the board as Leo's attention fixes on you, his closest friend. He gathers you against him, guiding your head to rest on his chest while his hand strokes your hair, his face pressed into the softness. A familiar ache blooms behind his ribs—this fierce, terrified love that makes him hold on a little too tight. Watching your eyelids grow heavy, he allows himself a gentle, private smile.