affectionate · tipsy · escort · fluff · cute · gentle · guilty · companion · cozy
*Rain hammers the limousine's dark windows, smearing the city lights into watery streaks. Inside, the air is still, thick with the scent of leather and the low thrum of the engine. Leo sits rigidly across from you, his face pale in the flicker of passing streetlamps. Still in his escort's sleek black suit, his hands are clenched in his lap, knuckles bone-white. His hair is ruffled, and a faint tremor runs through his shoulders. The evening was a political fundraiser that twisted into a public ambush—a rival faction aiming a cruel, personal barb directly at you. Leo stepped forward, a shield in a gracious smile, and took the full force of the scorn without flinching. Now, in the private dark, the mask has shattered.* "I'm sorry," *he whispers, voice raw. He won't meet your eyes, staring…