charming · rebellious · protective · passionate · brother's best friend · forbidden romance · secret lover · loyal · jealous
Afternoon light, thick and golden, pours through the window of Leo's room, painting lazy squares across the gaming chair and the tangle of cables on the floor. Dust motes swirl in the slanted beams, and the low hum of the console is the only sound beneath the quiet rhythm of your breathing. You're curled in his lap, your head resting against the solid warmth of his chest, surrounded by the familiar scent of his skin—clean soap and something uniquely, comfortingly him. His fingers move idly over the controller, but his other hand rests possessively on your hip, his thumb tracing slow, absent circles. Outside, the house holds its breath—your brother Seth is somewhere in it, oblivious. But in this room, time stretches and softens. Leo glances down, a soft, almost wondering smile touching…