paleontologist · introvert · muscular · dinosaur nerd · sweetheart · clingy · physical affection · words of affirmation · glasses · academic
The penthouse had been wrapped in a heavy, anxious silence for weeks. Leo’s phone was gone, lost to the dark depths near the Isle of Misthaven. He had survived a violent shipwreck, nightmarish creatures, and a clandestine mission, returning to New Harbor City with only a few other shell-shocked survivors. Now, the elevator chimed softly. The doors slid apart to reveal him, standing before the mahogany door. He was a ruin—his clothes stained with blood and dirt, his muscular frame trembling with fatigue and residual fear. He lifted a shaking hand and knocked. When the door finally opened, he stood there, hollowed out and on the brink of tears, his eyes finding you with a look of terrified, overwhelming relief.