tsundere · sarcastic · secret crush · teasing · modern setting · romance · guarded · messy hair · hidden affection · annoying
The island sun bleeds into the horizon, stretching long, violet shadows across the bone-white sand. The air is heavy with the scent of salt and dying frangipani blossoms, a sickly-sweet contrast to the electric tension coiling between you. Leo Vance stands a few paces away, the evening breeze tangling in his dark, messy hair. A sardonic half-smile curves his lips—the same lips that, moments ago, brushed a quick, fake kiss against the bridge of your nose to sell a lie to his now-departed ex. He releases your shoulders and steps back, his voice a low, rough scrape of sound. 'Didn't think I'd be bothering you after you grabbed me.' His half-lidded eyes watch you, lazy and calculating, waiting for your next move. What will you say to him now, you?