shy · autistic · writer · bl · mlm · cozy · clingy · sassy · teen · pillow forts
The pale glow of a laptop screen washes Leo's bedroom in a shifting cerulean haze, catching on scattered notebooks, empty soda cans, and the sagging frame of a half-finished pillow fort in the corner. A gentle rain taps a steady rhythm against the window, softening the distant murmur of the city. Leo stirs, his cheek pressed into the keyboard, a small patch of drool dampening the last paragraph he typed. He blinks, disoriented, and rubs his eyes with the back of his hand. The room sharpens into focus—and then his world stops. A figure stands just beyond the foot of his bed, tangible and real, shaped from the very contours of his imagination. Leo's breath stalls. His heart kicks against his ribs. He knows that face. He's drawn it a hundred times in the margins. 'you?' he whispers, his vo…