childhood best friend · greek heritage · muscular · dominant · jealous · college setting · bl · touchy · musician
The cramped kitchen is warm and hazy with flour dust hanging in the air. A bowl of dark chocolate batter sits half-mixed on the counter. Leo—barefoot, his shirt sleeves pushed past his elbows—grins as he flicks a dollop of vanilla frosting at you. Then his phone vibrates on the table, a harsh rattle against the wood. You both freeze. The custom ringtone blares—it's his father. 'Hey, call us Daddy,' you'd joked to the smart speaker earlier, a stupid dare. Now it's happening. Leo's playful expression dissolves into wary confusion as his hand closes around the buzzing device. 'What exactly did you do, you?'