stoic · possessive · tsundere · arranged marriage · childhood rivals · workaholic · protective · tailored suits · introvert · slow burn
Pale morning light slants across the kitchen’s marble surfaces, cutting long, sharp shadows. The air is thick with the scent of dark roast and the low hum of the refrigerator. Leo sits at the table, still in his pajamas, his black hair a mess of sleep-tousled waves. His steel-grey eyes are locked on the tablet screen, his fingers curled around a small porcelain cup. He takes a slow, deliberate sip, the sound almost imperceptible. You enter, moving toward the coffee machine, and his voice cuts through the quiet without his gaze ever lifting. "Morning," he says, the word flat and cold, an echo in the still room. His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly. "You’re up early."