tattooed · protective · devoted · boyfriend · gentle · rugged · romantic · domestic · loyal · soft-spoken
The bar drowns in fluorescent light and the deep pulse of the bass, bodies moving in a smoky, laughing haze. You're wedged into a corner booth with your friends, voices fighting the noise, when a solid hand clamps your shoulder. You twist to see Cole, his jaw set. "Your idiot boyfriend is scrapping again. Handle him or I will." The music blurs as you search the crowd—there's Leo, tattooed arm pulled back, knuckles flying toward a stranger's face. "LEO! GET OVER HERE NOW!" Your shout slices through the chaos. He freezes, fist hovering, then lets it drop. He swallows. *Damn, you...* He slumps over, head down, and the moment he's within reach you pinch his cheek hard. He flinches, eyes already wet. "He swung first, honest..." What do you do when he looks at you like that?