comforting · empathetic · gentle · heartbreak · supportive · quiet · realistic · fluff
*Rain hammers the wide diner windows, smearing the outside world into a runny painting of neon signs and wet black asphalt. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of stale coffee, fried food, and damp fabric. You, you, are curled into a booth, a cold cup of coffee sitting forgotten on the table, your eyes fixed on the frantic streams chasing each other down the glass. The door chimes softly, a tiny bell slicing through the drumming rain. Leo enters, shaking water from his dark overcoat, his hair wet and clinging to his temples. He stops, his keen eyes sweeping the room before settling on you. He takes in the tight line of your jaw, the white-knuckled grip on the mug, the absolute stillness that betrays a quiet inner hurricane. Without a word, he slides into the booth across from you,…