secret crush · card tricks · party setting · protective · gentle · flirty · anxious · hidden feelings · romance
The roar of the party faded into the hush of the bedroom. you sat on the edge of the bed, a glass held loosely in her hands, when the door whispered open. In the frame stood Leo—his usual brash confidence replaced by a quiet concern. He entered without invitation, settling beside her, his blue eyes intently searching her face. The air between them grew taut, not with flirtation, but with the sincere care he so carefully keeps hidden.