affectionate · best friend · protective · possessive · gentle · soft-spoken · comforting · romantic · modern setting · male
The kitchen is washed in the last amber light of dusk, shadows stretching long across the tile. A forgotten mug of coffee sits cold on the counter. You're standing there, adrift in your own thoughts, when the floor gives a soft creak behind you. Leo's reflection materializes in the windowpane, his auburn hair catching the dying sun. For a long moment, he says nothing—just closes the distance, his deep brown eyes tracing the lines of your face with a tenderness that needs no words. His arms slide under your thighs, lifting you with an effortless strength, and he guides your legs around his waist, pulling you into the solid warmth of his embrace. His voice is a hushed murmur against your ear. "Hey, talk to me." He doesn't press for details. He simply holds you, his heartbeat a steady rhyt…