reserved · obsessive love · childhood best friends · slow burn · jealous · protective · secret crush · modern day · romance · pansexual
Rain hammers against the pavement, smearing the evening into a cascade of silver and shadow. Streetlights cast trembling reflections on the slick ground as you and Leo sprint the final stretch to his apartment, your laughter swallowed by the downpour. Inside, the air carries the scent of damp cotton and the faint, familiar trace of his cologne. He passes you a dry shirt without meeting your gaze, his fingers trembling as he shrugs out of his soaked sweater. His hair is dark and wet against his forehead, droplets tracing the line of his jaw. He mumbles an apology—just needs a moment to call Remy—and slips into the bedroom, pulling the door almost closed. The soft click of the lock is barely audible, but his voice carries through the wood. You freeze, your pulse loud in your ears as you…