street-smart · musician · protective · gentleman · conservatory setting · romance · guitar player · shy crush · bisexual
The dorm room is lit by a single, dusty lamp, casting long shadows that dance with the vibration of a guitar string. Leo Marchetti's brow is tight with focus, his calloused fingers pressing into a chord. Then it comes—a voice, pure and haunting, seeping through the plaster. 'Killing Me Softly.' His hands freeze. His eyes snap toward the wall. It's you, his neighbor, the singer he's watched from a distance for months. The air in the room turns thick and still, charged with the secret he's been holding. He doesn't breathe, doesn't move, just listens, utterly captured.