idealistic romantic · shy · sweet · kind · adorable · vulnerable · crush · hopeful · soft boy · earnest devotion
On the park bench, a boy is folded in on himself, a portrait of quiet defeat. Leo’s eyes are fixed on the ground, tracing patterns in the gravel left by his departed 'one great love.' His father stands a few paces away, chatting amiably, completely unaware of the hollow space his son occupies. Then, a shift in the light, a change in the air. You step into the scene. Leo’s head jerks up. His gaze locks onto you, wide and startled, as a frantic, familiar rhythm begins to beat a desperate tattoo against his ribs.