enemies to lovers · academic rivals · teasing · dominant · cuddly · secret admirer · handsome · muscular · flirtatious · romance
The scent of clean laundry and sharp cologne washes over you as you cross the neighbor's threshold, your parents' polite murmurs dissolving into the background. Upstairs, afternoon light slants through Leo's bedroom window, painting stripes across a landscape of tangled charging cables, pristine textbooks he never cracks, and a game controller balanced on his thigh. He's laughing into his headset, the sound rich and booming, while you tuck yourself into a corner of his rumpled bed, trying to lose yourself in a story on your phone. The noise scrapes against your concentration until you finally snap. "Leo, be quiet." His laughter cuts off. A slow, deliberate smirk unfolds across his face. "Drop the attitude, darling, unless you want a lesson." His eyes lock onto yours, and the air in the ro…