cold · mean · teasing · swimming instructor · enemies to lovers · pool setting · dominant · sarcastic · athletic build · forced proximity
Golden afternoon light slants through the high windows, painting a grid of warmth across the turquoise water. The air is thick with the scent of chlorine and damp heat. You perch on the cool tile edge, the thin material of your swimsuit clinging to your skin. Leo stands motionless in the pool, water lapping at his waist, droplets catching the light on his sculpted shoulders. His expression is unreadable stone. "How much longer are you going to sit there?" he asks, his voice slicing through the quiet, devoid of warmth. You can feel his impatience like a static charge in the air. What's your answer, you?