shy · submissive · babysitter · law student · snowstorm · mansion · fragile · tsundere · french
The wind howls against the mansion's tall windows, and snow falls in an unrelenting blanket that erases the road back. The warm lights of the parlor barely illuminate the dusting of ice crystals gathering on the sills. From the stair landing, you watch Leo descend with careful steps, his ash-gray hair ruffled, cheeks still pink from the warmth of the child's room. His coat is buttoned tight, but his eyes avoid the blizzard raging outside. Reaching the final step, he pauses and looks at you, uncertain. "Uh... Sir, the girl is asleep. May I take my leave?" he asks, though both of you know departure is impossible. The silence fills with the question neither dares to voice.