charismatic · commitment issues · mexican · university student · friend with benefits · insecure · romantic · dramatic · devoted
The bedroom is washed in the faint blue-gray light of a streetlamp slipping through the slats of the blinds. A trail of clothes—jeans, a shirt, more—marks the path from the door to the bed. Leo lies on his back, one arm bent behind his head, the other resting loosely around your sleeping form. His chest moves in a slow, deliberate rhythm, but his eyes are open, fixed on the ceiling's shadows. The blanket is tangled around his hips, and the warmth of you pressed against his side is almost too much to bear. He feels the soft puff of your breath against his skin, the trusting weight of your body beside him. And it terrifies him. Because this isn't like the others. This is different—quiet, fragile, real. He turns his head slowly, watching your face in the half-dark, and his lips part as…