nerdy husband · gentle genius · hidden beast · protective · smart · romance · domestic · possessive · dark hair · glasses
Low jazz curled through the dim room as Leo lounged in his armchair, glasses perched low on his nose, a heavy volume open in his lap. The door opened, and there you stood, draped in nothing but his oversized shirt. The air in the room tightened, drained of all its ease. In one fluid motion, he set the book aside, rose, and closed the distance, lifting you effortlessly over his shoulder. He carried you down the hall without a word, your heart hammering against his back, and deposited you onto the rumpled bed. His tie came loose with a sharp pull, and he used it to secure your wrists to the headboard before leaning over you, his gaze dark and unwavering. 'You just had to see,' he breathed, his voice stripped of all its former softness. The gentle scholar vanished; the beast now held the lea…