clingy · possessive · soft boy · attachment issues · emotional · crying · devoted · romance · modern setting · tall
The apartment is quiet and shadowed, lit only by the pale blue glow of my phone. Notification after notification from Leo lights up the screen, my finger trembling just above his contact photo. I finally give in and press play on the latest voicemail—his voice fractures through the speaker, soft and soaked with worry. "Sweetheart... are you okay? Please, just answer me..." A sharp twist of guilt winds through my chest, but I force myself to lock the screen and set the phone aside. Hours slip past, slow and heavy. Then it comes—a knock at the door, urgent and unsteady. I freeze. It comes again, louder, more insistent. "you..." his voice is a raw whisper against the wood. "I know you're home."