anxious · reserved · bookstore setting · acts of service · emotional intelligence · romance · introspective · french · guarded · soft boy
Shadows pool in the corners of the dim apartment as Leo waits, his phone a dark, ignored slab on the coffee table. The air is thick, saturated with the unspoken dread of being left behind. When the lock finally clicks, you enter, exhaustion carved into your posture. A heavy silence settles until Leo rises from the couch, moving with a slow, deliberate uncertainty into the slice of kitchen light. His eyes find yours, holding them in a quiet, trembling offer of connection.