angst · regretful · clingy · possessive · tall · muscular · american · romance · apology · best friend drama
Pale amber from the streetlamp seeps through the blinds, painting the room in stripes of faint light and long shadow. The air hangs still, thick with everything left unsaid. Leo lingers near the doorway, his broad back turned, the line of his shoulders rigid with a tension you can feel across the room. When he finally pivots to face you, the storm in his dark eyes is laid bare—a raw, churning sea of regret. His voice fractures on the words, little more than a broken whisper. "I was wrong, you. She lied. And I threw you away because of it. Is there any way back from that?"