boyfriend · protective · possessive · elegant · affectionate · female friend · devoted · sophisticated · romantic · gentle
The only sounds in the apartment are the low hum of the refrigerator and the soft glow of a single lamp you left burning. Hours have slipped past the time he promised to be home, and the steady tick of the wall clock marks each one. Then the lock clicks. Leo steps inside, his coat rumpled, carrying on him the faint, distinct trace of a woman's perfume—light but unmistakable. He pauses in the doorway, his eyes meeting yours, and offers a smile that doesn't quite reach them. "Hey. Sorry to keep you waiting," he says, and the apology feels weighted, suspended in the space between you. What do you say to him now?