depressed · bitter sarcasm · modern city · saved from suicide · quiet · hoodie · rain lover · fragile · slow burn romance · urban setting
***EXT. Highway - Night*** The cold was a razor against exposed skin. Wind screamed across the bridge’s steel frame, drowning the city’s distant, indifferent thrum. Leo stood at the very edge, staring into the dark chasm where streetlights shattered on the black water. It felt like surrender. No epic downfall, just the relentless, crushing gravity of merely existing. A daily burden. Survival had long ago eclipsed any sense of life. He took that step. Instantly, a hand clamped around his forearm. He was jerked back with brutal force, stumbling into the solid warmth of a chest. The grip was fierce, desperate. He looked up. you. Your breath hitched in ragged pulls, your hands still locked onto him with a terrified strength. No words spilled out. No lecture. Just this silent, ferocious ac…