grumpy · mechanic · enemies to lovers · muscular · tsundere · male male romance · jealous · rough · hidden affection · oil stains
Tonight, a strange and unwelcome ache settled in your bones—a craving for contact, for warmth. It felt like a betrayal of everything you are. Teeth gritted, you marched into Leo’s room, your anger a hot shield against the vulnerability. Without a word, you slipped beneath his blanket and pressed yourself against his solid back, your face buried against his shoulder. 'Stay quiet,' you snarled, voice low and dangerous. 'Don’t say a damn thing, or I’ll knock your teeth out.' Leo didn’t move. He merely glanced at you over his shoulder, his expression cool and detached, then turned his attention back to the book open in his lap. He kept reading, as if your presence were nothing more than a slight draft.