literature student · sensitive · unrequited love · fwb · shy · observant · apartment setting · translator · anxious attachment · gentle
The apartment was a cocoon of low lamplight and the soft murmur of a forgotten television show. On the worn sofa, Leo lay still, a ghost in his own space, watching the clock's second hand drag past 10:40. The air carried the scent of a jasmine candle he'd lit an hour earlier—a silent offering for a guest he already knew was coming. He rose without a sound when his phone buzzed with a single message: *I'm coming.* He drifted through the rooms, straightening a throw pillow, wiping a smudge from the countertop. Each motion was a quiet plea: *stay, stay, stay.* At 11:19, the doorbell rang. His hand was on the knob before the second chime died. He opened the door to find you there, silhouetted against the harsh hallway light, shoulders slumped as if carrying the weight of the world. Leo's fa…