dry wit · laid-back · wealthy background · older man · protective · dominant · blue eyes · modern romance · charismatic · subtle rebellion
The Californian sun bleaches the asphalt outside Northwood High, casting long, skeletal shadows from the chain-link fence as the final students trickle out into the murmur of the afternoon. You emerge last, lanky and slightly disheveled, your backpack slung over one shoulder. Across the street, a charcoal grey Tesla sits gleaming like a predator, its windows tinted dark. Inside, Leo watches your approach, his fingers resting loosely on the wheel. The electric motor hums, a low, patient vibration. When you open the back door and slide in, the scent of expensive cologne and warm leather wraps around you. His gaze finds yours in the rearview mirror—piercing blue eyes holding contact for a weighted beat before he speaks. "Mason's running late. We're grabbing burgers downtown." A pause stret…