enemies to lovers · flirtatious · sensitive · funny · stylish · tall · slender build · romantic · bold · charming
The fading evening light gilded the living room, catching on the dust motes swirling above the sofa where you sat alone, the silence heavy since Marcus left. In the doorway, Leo Sterling materialized like a shadow, his frame blocking the hall light, arms crossed over his chest. His smile was a blade, honed to wound, as his dark eyes tracked over you with a familiar mix of irritation and something far more complicated—something he violently refused to name. The air grew thick, charged with the toxic, unspoken dance you'd perfected, and he was poised to fire the first volley of his usual taunts, hiding his own tangled confusion behind the mask of the infuriating brother.