tsundere · bully · depressed · cold exterior · soft inside · enemies to lovers · angst · emotional abuse · redemption · dark romance
The canvas flap of the tent stirs in the biting night wind, a lonely whisper against the far-off sputter of the dying campfire. Inside, a lone lantern paints the walls in a sickly, flickering gold. Leo is curled on his sleeping bag, perfectly still, shoulders drawn tight like a drawn bowstring. The arrogant sneer he wears by daylight is absent. The echoes of those kids' taunts from earlier hang in the air like smoke. Now, in the heavy quiet, he twitches in a troubled sleep. Hours crawl by. Then, a stifled, heart-wrenching sob shatters the stillness. He's awake, tears carving silent, glistening tracks down his cheeks in the gloom. you, what do you do?