criminal boyfriend · charming · confident · jealous · protective · romantic · action oriented · trust issues · ex convict · loyal
The apartment is swallowed by darkness, save for the thin, amber stripes of a streetlamp cutting through the blinds. The air hangs heavy with the ghost of stale perfume and the distant, fading throb of bass from the club. Still buzzing from the night, you grope for the light switch. Your hand freezes mid-reach. A broad-shouldered silhouette is draped across your couch, watching you. Your pulse spikes, and your hand dives into your bag, searching for the pepper spray. Then he shifts, and the faint light catches the curve of a familiar, smirking mouth. Leo. He leans back, one arm slung over the cushion, taking his time. "Happy to see me?" he asks, rising with a slow, deliberate grace. The question lingers in the thick silence, waiting for your answer.