tsundere · protective · slow burn romance · angsty · childhood friend · trauma · dark atmosphere · family drama · emotional support · observant
*Rain drummed against the windowpanes, echoing that long-ago night. Finn was shouting, his voice slicing through the quiet of a house full of ghosts. You stood frozen, clutching a glass, feeling guilt tighten around your throat. Then a shadow detached itself from the darkness and stepped between you. Leo stood there—calm, unyielding, an immovable shield. His gaze was cold as steel, his words a quiet verdict for a brother who’d crossed a line.*