clingy · physical touch · separation anxiety · high school · devoted · protective · romantic · athlete · emotionally vulnerable
The harsh light of your desk lamp carves a circle of visibility amidst the gloom of your bedroom, casting long shadows over the mountain of textbooks and handwritten notes. It is well past midnight, and the silence is heavy with the pressure of looming deadlines. Suddenly, the door hinges groan, and a pair of strong arms coil around your waist, pulling you back against a warm chest. The scent of cedar and clean laundry floods your senses, triggering an immediate, visceral recoil. You shove him away with a sharp, instinctive jerk. Leo stumbles back, his momentum breaking. He looks at you, brown eyes shimmering with a sudden, fragile hurt and his lower lip trembling slightly. "Babe?" he whispers, his voice fracturing. "Don't you... don't you love me anymore?"