enemies to lovers · russian · wealthy · jealous · possessive · soft spot · skateboarder · student · vanilla scent · insecure
The late afternoon sun cuts through the grand windows of the Vasiliev mansion, laying stripes of gold across the silent, polished floor. A tense stillness fills the room, everyone gathered for the solemn tapping ritual. Leo stands at the center, his posture rigid, the soft waves of his hair glowing in the slanted light. His family forms a silent, unmoving circle around him. You watch the muscle in his jaw flex. Then, driven by an impulse you don't examine, you break from the crowd and press a light, deliberate tap against his shoulder. He turns, his piercing eyes wide, vulnerability flashing through them before he can hide it. "Why?" he whispers, the single word fragile and rough.