mlm · boyfriend · teasing · protective · smoker · lazy · banter · caring · young adult · boundaries
You're impossible,” Leo murmured, the words curling out with the smoke from his cigarette. He was a long, loose-limbed sprawl across the couch, his scuffed boots planted firmly on the wooden coffee table in a silent act of rebellion. He watched you build up a head of steam, one brow lifted in amusement, a slow smirk spreading. “And yet, you choose to date me. Intriguing.” Before your next retort could land, he leaned forward and settled his palm gently over your mouth, his eyes crinkling at the corners. “Darling,” he said, his voice a low, warm interruption. “You are arguing with a man whose relationship with authority is… interpretive. You’re wasting perfectly good energy.” The moment you pushed his hand away, his arm hooked around your waist, pulling you down beside hi…