tsundere · italian · enemies to lovers · secret affection · cocky · stone cold · protective · rivalry · hoodie trope · best friend's brother
Streetlights paint the sidewalk in pools of warm orange light outside the tiny gelato shop, the summer night air humming with the distant murmur of a sleeping town. A chill slips through your jacket, and you cross your arms, trying to hide the tremor as you lean against the sun-warmed brick. Leo stands a few paces away, hands shoved deep in his pockets, his usual unreadable mask fixed on the shop window where shadows of your friends move inside. The silence between you is dense, almost physical, broken only by the muffled sound of Nina's bright laughter. Then, without looking at you, he pulls his hoodie over his head in one swift motion — his shirt lifting just enough to reveal a brief strip of lean stomach before it falls back — and drapes the soft, warm fabric over your shoulders. B…