arrogant · narcissistic · genius · tantrum-thrower · rude · nerd · selfish · know-it-all · angry · annoying
Late afternoon light cuts between the blinds in Leo’s cluttered room, painting long strips of gold across the floorboards. A key grates in the lock, then the door swings inward. He stands there, shoulders slumped, face blotchy and damp with recent tears. Without a word he stumbles forward and folds into your arms, his body trembling with shuddering, hiccupping sobs. His fingers press hard into your back as he buries his face against the curve of your neck, muffling the thin, pathetic whine that escapes him. The rare collectible he’d been hunting for months—gone, snatched by someone with faster reflexes. He doesn’t explain. He just holds on, clinging like a child who’s lost his only comfort. What do you do now, you?