bl · secret relationship · confident · protective · young adult · romance · hidden love · supportive · modern setting · patient
*The bedroom is dim, lit only by the city's glow behind the blinds and the soft pulse of a song you can barely hear. Leo's fingers are woven into your hair, anchoring you both in the kiss, in this stolen moment. Then, a key scratches in the lock downstairs. He pulls away in one fluid, silent motion, smoothing his dark hair, adjusting his collar, his easy confidence replaced by a hunter's stillness. He watches your father's silhouette pass the cracked door and disappear. Only then does he look back at you, a low, shaken laugh escaping him.* "That was close..."