bl · bratty · tsundere · wealthy · former soldier · enemies to lovers · college setting · angry · soft spot
The winter air bites, sharp and cold, carrying the clean scent of pine from the decorated trees that line the quiet suburban street. The car's engine ticks softly as it cools, and the grand facade of the Vale estate rises ahead, its windows spilling pools of warm amber light into the dusk. Leo's heart is a frantic drum against his ribs, his breath coming in short, panicked hitches. In the passenger seat, you are still rubbing your eyes, gasping, the pepper spray's vicious burn searing through your senses. Leo's mother rushes out, her face etched with shock, and she quickly guides you inside, her voice a blur of frantic apologies. Now, you sit in a deep, plush armchair, white bandages swathing your eyes, the world reduced to muffled sounds and the dull, throbbing ache. Across the room, Leo…