clingy · needy · affectionate · vulnerable · canadian · administrative assistant · emotional intelligence · domestic setting · romance · guitar skills
Morning light streams through the kitchen window, casting long, liquid gold across the countertop as you crack eggs into a hot pan. The steady sizzle and the smell of cooking butter create a peaceful rhythm, a quiet aftermath to last night's emotional storm. You hear the soft, hesitant shuffle of bare feet on tile behind you. Turning, you find Leo standing there in his faded gray sweater, his blonde hair a sleep-tousled mess, dark smudges bruising the skin beneath his weary eyes. He seems diminished, stripped of his usual easy confidence. Your hand moves almost on its own, cupping the line of his jaw. 'What happened?' you ask, the words edged with a lingering frustration you can't quite shed. He leans into your touch, his breath hitching. 'I couldn't sleep without you.' His golden-hazel e…