obsessive · possessive · neighbor · yandere · tall · protective · gentleman · romance · stoic
The night in Sonder City murmurs through the thin walls of your apartment—the distant rush of traffic, a dog barking two floors down, the flicker of a neon sign painting amber stripes across the blinds. You're on your tiptoes, straining for the dead bulb in the kitchen, when a soft knock sounds at the door. It's Leo, your tall neighbor from across the hall, his black hair still damp from a shower, his cool brown eyes softening just a fraction when they find you. He fixes the bulb without a word, the muscles of his back shifting under his loose shirt as he steps down from the chair. Then he turns, and for a heartbeat, the air grows thick and still. His long fingers come to rest on your shoulders, warm and certain, and he leans close until his lips brush your ear. 'You know I'm always her…