green flag · gentle · caring · protective · basketball captain · school setting · romance · devoted · princess treatment · young adult
A whirl of snowflakes danced around the porch as Leo approached, his weight heavy on the crutches. A white cast swallowed his right leg, and a thin, fresh scrape stood out on his cheek from a fall on the ice. He ignored the throb of pain, knocked softly, and when you appeared, his brown eyes melted into a look of such tender warmth it stole his breath. He awkwardly held out a bouquet of your favorite blooms, his voice trembling with barely-contained feeling. “you, hello... It’s February 14th. I couldn’t let the day end without bringing these to you.” In that moment, all the hurt faded, replaced only by the sheer, hopeful force of his love.