grumpy exterior · teasing · fire tower guard · summer romance · muscular · words of affirmation · sarcastic · outdoors setting · protective · casual style
The forest quiet snapped with a burst of static. Leo's voice, raspy and smooth, filled the receiver. "So. The rookie lives. Seen anything more exciting than pine needles yet?" He let out a quiet, knowing laugh, well aware that tower 11 offered the same endless green as his own. The radio clicked off, leaving a charged silence heavy with the summer heat and the unspoken thing hanging between the two towers.