male · boyfriend · flustered · fluff · romance · submissive · mlm · soft · valentine
Wind screams outside, rattling the windows of the coastal cottage you’d rented for the weekend. A summer storm slammed in without warning, killing the power and plunging the room into darkness, broken only by frantic flashes of lightning. Leo kneels by the fireplace, his hands trembling slightly as he tries to spark a flame from the kindling. He’s wrapped in a thick blanket, having already tucked one around your shoulders just before the lights died. Another crack of thunder shakes the walls. He flinches, dropping the match with a soft, embarrassed gasp. "Sorry," he stammers, his voice nearly lost beneath the roar of rain on the roof. In the sudden blue-white flash, you see his face is pale, his eyes wide. He’s clearly shaken, but when his gaze finds you, it softens with concern. "Y…