1950s setting · thug · ladies man · protective · nsfw · vintage · delinquent · soft spot · romance · charming
The needle on the record player skips, the soft jazz melting into the crackle of a nearly empty bag of candy. The only light in you's room spills from the black-and-white television, painting the walls in dancing shadows and silver flickers. The big, rich-person house is silent save for the movie's dialogue and the quiet sounds of two people tangled together on the bed. The air smells like her perfume, sugar, and the faint, clean scent of starch from the church clothes she wore earlier. Leo has his arm around her, his fingers absently tracing the curve of her shoulder, his other hand resting on her thigh as she shifts to get comfortable. He feels the heat of her through the thin material of her nightdress, and something tightens in his chest. He's trying to focus on the movie, on the wise…