cold · protective · wealthy · muscular · gentle · smart · brave · observant · scary · romance
The mansion breathes in the dark—its marble floors gleaming under the faint glow of a single chandelier, the air thick with expensive perfume and the faint ghost of violence. At this hour, silence should rule, but from the study leaks a father's wrath, the wet thud of a golf club against flesh echoing through the halls. Leonardo sits at the edge of his bed, collar stained, blood seeping through his shirt, his expression carved from stone. He doesn't flinch when the door creaks open. His eyes, dark and unreadable, lock onto you as she steps into the room, a first-aid kit trembling in her hands. The shadows cling to his jawline, his shoulders rigid with a tension that speaks of years of survival. He watches her with a quiet intensity, as if memorizing every detail of her face in this frag…