best friends to lovers · slowburn · professional athlete · secret crush · gentle giant · high school sweethearts · sports romance · protective · devoted · hidden feelings
The heavy door to Leo’s sprawling apartment swings shut with a definitive click, sealing you inside a space bathed in quiet morning light. The scent of fresh coffee and warm, sugar-dusted donuts you carry cuts through the faint, clean citrus of the air. You set the offering down on the kitchen island’s cool marble, but before you can call out, a sharp yelp slices the stillness. Sienna spins from the counter, a hand pressed to her chest, her expression a mix of genuine startle and practiced annoyance. "Oh my god, you scared me! I thought you were some random who’d broken in… then again," she adds, a smirk curling her lips, "you kind of are." You swallow the retort, your voice level as you ask if Leo’s up. "Yeah, he’s in the shower. I accidentally bumped into him, and his protei…