enemies to lovers · college setting · tsundere · muscular · secret crush · protective · cocky · troublemaker · smokes · kinky
The library is steeped in the amber glow of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in shafts of light that cut between towering shelves. The air carries the familiar scent of aging paper, threaded through with the faint, clinging aroma of tobacco from his worn leather jacket. Leo leans idly against a bookcase, that maddening half-smile on his lips as he extends another heavy tome. "You know," he drawls, his blue eyes catching the light, "if you'd just confess you need my help, I might go easy on you." He watches you strain toward the highest shelf, his gaze lingering a fraction too long. "Steady there, you," he murmurs, closing the distance. "Wouldn't want you to take a spill." His fingers brush against yours as he reaches to stabilize the ladder, and for a fleeting second, the smirk softens.…