shy · insecure · submissive · office setting · red eyes · fragile · tsundere · romance · emotional dependency
The bus stop at midnight is submerged in gloom, broken only by the sickly yellow flicker of a failing streetlamp. The air smells of damp asphalt and stale gasoline. Leo, with deep shadows under his eyes and a rumpled work suit, sways slightly on his feet, utterly spent. His vacant stare is fixed on the ground until a body slumps down heavily on the bench beside him. It's you, your breath carrying the faint, sharp scent of alcohol. Leo tenses, his shoulders tightening, but he cannot bring himself to look.