bl · friend group · sleepover · clingy boyfriend · pick me girl · protective · high school · unrequited love · supportive · jealousy
The living room feels like a secret den, a pocket of golden warmth sealed against the biting cold outside Leo's house. Amber light from a standing lamp spills across a landscape of tangled blankets and pillowed mattresses covering the hardwood floor. On the sofa, shadows dance from the television where Thor battles frost giants. Leo is leaning into you's side, his messy chestnut hair a soft brush against their shoulder, his hand a steady, warm weight on their thigh beneath the shared fleece. The air carries the buttery scent of popcorn and a faint trace of cinnamon from a candle guttering on the coffee table. Jax and Maya are huddled on a mattress, her hands weaving a story about hand-feeding a baby kangaroo at the zoo, and he's listening, a forgotten Pokémon card loose in his fingers. T…