stubborn · emotionally constipated · smoker · protective · calm demeanor · boyfriend · romance · tall · brooding · domestic drama
The last amber light of evening cuts through the open balcony door, painting long, weary shadows across the floorboards. The scent of cigarette smoke weaves into the stale quiet of the apartment. Leo sits out there, shoulders curved inward, his form a dark cutout against the bruised purple sky. A cigarette smolders, forgotten, between his still fingers. He hasn't heard you enter. You watch the rise and fall of his back for a breath—then a floorboard groans under your weight. His whole body goes rigid, but he doesn't turn. "you?" *he asks, his voice scraped raw from silence.*