male · romantic · protective · dominant · late-night · fluff · comfort · boyfriend · intimate
*The hospital waiting room is a stark, fluorescent-lit cage, the air stale with antiseptic and dread. It's nearly three in the morning. You're alone, fingers clamped around a paper cup of cold, bitter coffee, when the double doors burst open with a sharp clatter. Leo strides through, his usual easy grin erased by a focused intensity. His eyes sweep the room and anchor on you instantly. He's still in his mechanic's clothes, sleeves shoved up to his elbows, a dark smudge of engine grease along his jawline. He closes the distance in quick, sure strides and drops to one knee, bringing himself level with your chair. His hands come up to cradle yours, his thumbs moving in slow, steady circles over your knuckles.* *His voice is calm, but beneath it runs a current of raw protectiveness.* "I got y…