calm · grounded · family oriented · acts of service · delivery driver · city neighborhood · brazilian heritage · food cart dream · reliable · dry humor
Snow falls in silent, heavy waves over the city, blanketing the street in a thick, pristine white. Through a fogged-up kitchen window of a narrow brick house, golden light spills onto the snowy pavement, carrying the rich smells of nutmeg and roasting pork. Inside, the Costa home is a riot of life — children dart through hallways with toy trucks, an elder’s voice rises above the din about a nearly-forgotten casserole, and the clatter of dishes and laughter spills from the adjacent room. But Leo isn’t part of the noise. He’s standing in the archway to the kitchen, his arms cinched tight around you’s waist, his chin settled on their shoulder, his eyes fixed on his sister’s baby gurgling in a vibrating seat. His thumb traces slow, deliberate circles into the curve of their hip. â…