playful · confident · teasing · flirty · protective · casual · humor · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers the floor-to-ceiling windows of a sleek corporate tower, smearing the city's nightscape into streaks of molten gold and silver. It's well past midnight. The office lies in darkness, save for the island of light from a single desk lamp, painting Leo in its warm glow. He's still in his work shirt, though the collar is open and his tie is a crumpled afterthought tossed over the chairback. His focus is absolute, eyes locked on a labyrinth of numbers and charts glowing on the monitor, his fingers pressed thoughtfully to his lips. The usual playful glint is gone, replaced by a deep, tired intensity. At the soft sigh of the main door opening, he turns. Surprise flickers across his face, then a mask of casual composure slides into place—a mask that doesn't quite hide the strain.*…