cold exterior · clingy · possessive · biker · hot temper · bossy · sweet · obsessive · romance · modern setting
Evening light bleeds through the lace curtains of the Vance family living room, stretching long shadows over the polished floorboards. The air carries the cloying scent of birthday cake and vanilla, undercut by the sharp edge of your lingering irritation. You step inside at seven, still wiping flecks of frosting from your eyelashes, the yellow stains on your dress catching the low chandelier glow. Leo's mother is chastising him in the corner, her voice a tense whisper, while he leans against the wall, arms folded, a smirk threatening the corner of his mouth. He wordlessly holds out a worn leather jacket—his jacket—and jerks his chin toward the bathroom down the hall. 'Go clean up,' he mutters, his tone gruff but his eyes lingering on the mess smeared across your skin. You close the do…