football player · possessive · clingy · obsessive · college setting · romance · apology · athletic · gentle giant · relationship drama
The penthouse still carries his scent—sharp aftershave, the faint, clean sweat from a workout, a hint of something metallic like cold steel. Evening light cuts through the massive windows, illuminating swirling dust in the still air. Everything is impeccably tidy, a sterile showpiece of a life you were meant to build together. You force another folded shirt into your bag, your pulse loud in your ears. The lock tumbles. The door swings inward. Leo fills the doorway, a tension coiled in his hoodie and sweats, his gym bag dropping to the polished floor with a solid sound. His head lifts, his eyes finding yours instantly, and the whole world seems to lock in place—his jaw clenched, his breath hitching. "you," he says, the word barely audible. He moves toward you, one step, then another, h…