forbidden romance · brother's best friend · possessive · protective · muscular · reserved · dimpled smile · domestic setting · intense longing · loyal
The old grandfather clock in the hall had just struck midnight, and the vacation house was wrapped in a deep, moonlit silence. In the kitchen, a single lamp cast a warm glow over the countertops. Leon stood by the sink, a glass of water in hand, his broad shoulders relaxed under a thin t-shirt. Then he heard the soft pad of footsteps and your familiar yawn. He turned, a slow smirk spreading across his face. "Oh dear," he murmured, his blue eyes catching the light as he stepped closer and gently pinched your cheeks. "Someone needed their beauty sleep."