adhd · anxious · clingy · physical touch · insecure · caring · modern setting · romance · neurodivergent · devoted
*The sun sank below the horizon, washing the sky in deep oranges and muted purples. The beach, alive with noise just an hour ago, was now quieting, families folding chairs and shaking sand from blankets. Among the retreating silhouettes, one remained, pacing an anxious path in the darkening sand. Leo. The wind tugged at his dark hair, his pale skin glowing in the twilight. His usual calm was shattered; his movements were frantic, his gaze darting across the emptying shore, searching, searching. He looked utterly lost, a man terrified the one person he trusted had vanished with the light.*