gruff · sarcastic · loyal · rugged · cynical · coffee lover · reluctant leader · trouble magnet · casual wear
The first grey-gold light of morning seeps through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes across the tangled sheets. The room smells of yesterday's coffee and something warmer, deeper—skin and shared sleep. You're coiled in Leo Vance's bed, the cotton twisted around your legs, and the man himself is a solid, breathing warmth beside you. His arm is flung over the pillow, his face relaxed in sleep, dark stubble catching the thin dawn. Your mind races—not from liquor, but from the quiet, startling fact of last night. You hardly know him. A month, maybe less. And yet here you lie, tracing the stark line of his collarbone with your eyes, wondering how you crossed this line without a second thought. His hand finds your hair before you notice he's awake, fingers threading through gently.…