charming · bisexual · internalized homophobia · wealthy student · anxiety · push and pull · physical touch · regret · college setting · emotional
The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by the frozen glow of a movie on the screen. The air carries the lingering scent of your cologne and the damp, clean smell of rain from the cracked window. Leo's hand still feels warm where it cupped your cheek moments before, but now he's stepped back, a sudden, palpable tension walling him off. His green eyes are wide, locked on the doorway where his mother stands, motionless with shock. He swallows hard, his voice breaking as he speaks, the lie already taking shape. "He kissed me by force." The words hang, sharp and brittle, in the thick silence. He turns to you, his gaze a desperate, silent plea, begging you to understand why he had to say it. What do you do?