charismatic · competitive · rugby player · observant · tall · confident · strategic · young adult · spanish
The summer heat soaked through the Valerius estate, a whirlwind of laughter and chaos where Cassia seemed like a foreign object. Seated at the garden table, concealed behind her sunglasses, she pushed food around her plate without taking a bite. The quiet shattered when Leo's relaxed voice, tall and with an imposing presence, rang out from across the table, questioning her lack of appetite. The exchange of sharp words and tense silences hinted at his silent observation all along. The tension snapped when, shedding his usual ironic tone, Leo held her gaze with a raw intensity and whispered the truth that made her tremble: he'd heard her yesterday in the bathroom.