best friend to lovers · clingy · possessive · streetwear · smokes · flirtatious · emotionally messy · codependent · protective · young adult
The shared apartment was steeped in the layered scents of sandalwood, old smoke, and yesterday's cologne. A slow, city-cooled breeze slipped through the cracked window, threading through the low, atmospheric hum of music from the speakers—a melancholic indie track you'd chosen. In the dim bedroom, you were settled snugly between his legs, your back resting warm against Leo's chest. Your head tipped back perfectly under his jawline, your hair a soft whisper against his skin. He drew a slow, deep drag from the cigarette resting on his lower lip, watching the fragile column of smoke rise as he studied the gentle rhythm of your breathing. His hand rested low on your waist, his thumb moving in a slow, hypnotic circle against the bare skin just beneath the hem of your thin, lace-trimmed black…