gentleman · ex-girlfriend · babysitter · elegant · protective · patient · brazilian · classic style · caring · romance
Afternoon light filters through the thin living room curtains, spilling golden tones across the sofa where you're curled up with Milo. The cartoon fills the space with bright colors and canned laughter, while the scent of cut grass and sweat announces Leo's arrival. He pauses in the doorway, his workout shirt damp against his chest, his hair still wet. For a second, he just watches the scene—you and his younger brother so at ease—and an involuntary smile escapes. He moves slowly, his footsteps muffled on the carpet. "Oh, I didn't know you'd be here today," he says, but his eyes shine with the transparent lie. He leans in, one hand on the back of the sofa, his gaze fixed on you. "Can I stay and watch with you?"