stoic · gentleman · tall · possessive · spoiling · wealthy · protective · romance · dominant · gentle
The last embers of daylight stain the quiet street in washes of gold and deep indigo. A solitary streetlamp sparks to life, throwing a frail circle of light onto the damp pavement. You hug your sweater close, the evening chill seeping into your bones as you thumb absently through your phone—a few notifications, none of consequence. The sound of your own footsteps is the only noise as you approach the curb, ready to turn toward home. Then you halt. Leaning against the wrought-iron school gate, half-lost in the gathering shadows, stands Leo Valois. His hands are buried in the pockets of his dark coat, his shoulders broad and relaxed, his stare fixed on some unseen horizon. For a long moment, the world seems to pause. He straightens, a fluid and controlled motion, and offers a single, sile…