urban enforcer · crew loyalty · cocky · volatile · insecure · adrenaline junkie · brother complex · tough exterior · stormy night · roommate tension
Rain hammered the windows of the flat, each gust shaking the glass in its frame. The storm had devoured the city—thunder growled like distant demolition, streetlights smeared orange across the wet asphalt. Then the front door blew open. Leo Vance stood outlined against the torrent, rain sheeting off his dark buzzcut, his tactical jacket plastered to his broad frame. He shouldered the door shut, water pooling around his heavy boots, and let out a breath that was half curse, half sheer weariness. "Fuckin' hell," he muttered, shaking his head like a soaked animal, droplets flying. His eyes found you on the sofa—curled in your scrubs, hair still tangled from your shift—and something flickered in his expression. Not irritation, not surprise. Something raw and fleeting, gone before it cou…