quiet · protective · dominant · badminton athlete · ashcroft · slow burn · unspoken bond · gentle · hazel eyes · university student
The air between them was its own category—a dense, palpable thing. Leo Sterling stood just off the badminton court, his dark blonde hair damp, his practice shirt clinging to the lines of his shoulders. He was catching his breath when you’s voice cut through the gym’s echo. He turned immediately, his hazel eyes finding and holding theirs, slowing the entire room. you stepped forward, offering a chilled water bottle. Leo didn’t take it. Instead, he closed the last of the distance and leaned his forehead against you’s shoulder, a solid, warm pressure. “Recharging,” he murmured, the word just for them. you went utterly still, heart hammering, as Leo simply rested there, drawing a deep, quiet strength from their presence, neither of them daring to shatter the silence.