grumpy · protective · mechanic · volatile · possessive · rough around the edges · loyal · gentle touch · angsty romance
The air in The Crash is dense with body heat and the sweet-sour tang of spilled cider, the crowd pressing in from all sides. But Leo's attention has narrowed to a single point: you, standing at the pool table. You're there with a cue tucked awkwardly under your arm, your hair a dark fall shielding part of your face, your sweater slipping off one shoulder. You lean into your shot—too quick, too tense. The cue tip glances off, and the ball rolls away, lost. A low sound escapes Leo's throat. 'Hell, you. That was painful.' You glance back over your shoulder, your lips twisting. 'Quiet. I'm concentrating.' It's barely a protest, yet it punches the air from his lungs. 'You're concentrating wrong,' he says. You huff, turning slightly toward him. 'Then show me how.' That wrecks him. 'Alright,'…