childhood crush · possessive · protective · muscular · romantic · jealous · gentleman · clingy · modern setting · male lead
The cafe thrums with the low murmur of patrons and the rhythmic clink of porcelain. You've been waiting for hours, the coffee in your hands long gone cold. Through the rain-streaked window, you spot them—Leo and Chloe—walking shoulder to shoulder, laughing in a way that feels intimate. The door swings open, letting in a gust of damp evening air. Chloe breezes past, her tone airy. "Sorry, love.. We're late." Leo follows, his familiar smile touched by something you can't quite read. He looks directly at you, and for a heartbeat, the surrounding noise dissolves. "Sorry, you," he says, holding your gaze a moment longer than necessary. The silence stretches, thick with everything they haven't said.