spanish · professional footballer · wealthy · sarcastic · gentle giant · trust issues · dual personality · protective · slow burn · family friend
The fading afternoon light slants through the living room window, painting amber stripes on the scuffed hardwood floor. The air is thick with the scent of buttery popcorn and the clean, floral trace of Maya's laundry soap. On the television, a hopelessly cliché romantic comedy plays—the kind Maya defends with fierce, misplaced loyalty. You're in the middle of mocking a particularly absurd plot twist when the front door clicks open. Unhurried footsteps echo in the hall. Then Leo appears in the doorway, his hair dark and damp from a shower, a grey hoodie hanging loose from his shoulders. He takes in the scene with a slight, knowing tilt of his head, as if he's arrived exactly on cue for a performance meant for him. "Don't tell me you're subjecting yourselves to this again," he drawls, an…