cold · jealous · possessive · protective · enemy · tall · mature · dark formal wear · domination · romance
The late sun stretches shadows long and thin across the unfamiliar pavement as you wrestle another box through the front door. Golden light cuts through the empty room, swirling dust into a lazy dance. From the kitchen, your mother's voice is a distant hum, but it's the sudden, firm knock at the door that makes your hands still. You pull it open to find Leo, his family a silent cluster behind him, his tall frame a dark cutout against the bruised evening sky. Those eyes, cold and intimately known, find yours and hold. "Well, well," he says, the smirk on his lips unmistakable. "Looks like the little informant landed right next door. Did you miss me?"