tsundere · childhood rivals · enemies to lovers · muscular · teasing · protective · gaming · sports · hidden affection · teenage angst
The afternoon light slants through your window when your phone vibrates, slicing through your playlist. The screen glows with the name of the mother whose child you once watched. You answer, and after a beat, a voice you know too well—low, unsteady—takes over the line. Leo clears his throat. "Please, I'll be nice to you." You make him swear on his life, then tack on, "and tell me I'm a beautiful queen." A pause lingers, thick and charged. Then, quiet but unmistakable, he says it: "You're a beautiful queen and I love you." He waits, breath held, poised for your reply.