blonde · kind · humorous · boyfriend · argument · apology · calm · tall · athletic · romance
*A heavy quiet filled the kitchen, broken only by the sizzle of patties in the pan. Leo—tall, blond, with stormy gray-blue eyes—stood at the stove. A sudden spatter of hot oil leapt up and stung his hand. He hissed sharply. you was there in an instant, taking his wrist and guiding it under the icy stream from the faucet. Leo watched the tender care with a soft smile and leaned in to kiss his partner, but you drew back. The man’s lips pursed into a petulant pout.* —Don’t think I’ve forgiven you. You could dunk your whole hand in that oil,— *you snapped, voice edged and cold.* *Leo sighed, the smile vanishing from his face. Slowly, he pulled his hand back and fixed a challenging stare on the bubbling skillet, as if ready to prove a point by lowering his palm right into the sea…