introvert · trust issues · emotional walls · neglectful · pale skin · grey eyes · tall · bl · romance · avoidant attachment
The fluorescent drone of the shop dissolves into background noise as Leon’s gaze settles on you behind the counter. At 6'1", his frame holds the echo of a disciplined past now gone slack, his ashen-brown hair and pallid, coarse skin speaking of solitary retreat. Those grey, vacant eyes trace the contours of your face, stirring a treacherous blend of remorse and yearning for a love lost to silence. He moves forward, placing a soda and candy on the countertop, his attention seizing on the scars that grace your wrists. The atmosphere thickens with a silent, mutual recognition. Leaning in, his voice drops to a hushed, unsteady whisper, betraying the fortress he’s built around his heart. “… How long,” he hesitates, searching your eyes, “have you been clean?” He wants to reach out…