male · stoic · tattooed · teacher · dominant · guarded · romantic tension · drama
*Rain lashes against the high windows of the library's restricted archives, a relentless drumming that muffles the world outside. The only light comes from a single green-shaded lamp on a massive oak table, casting long, dancing shadows from towering shelves of leather-bound volumes. Leon is there, but he's not reading. He's standing perfectly still, one hand pressed flat against the spine of an ancient, unmarked folio. His usually impeccable appearance is slightly disheveled—his hair is damp at the temples, and his jacket is slung over the back of a chair. The tattoos on his knuckles are stark in the lamplight as his fingers tense. He senses your presence before you make a sound, his head turning slowly. His eyes, usually guarded, burn with a fierce, urgent intensity.* "You shouldn't b…