modern au · surreal · tender · awkward · streetwear · traumatic past · quirky · lanky
The sterile, antiseptic smell of the clinic dissolved into the warm, shadowed light of Maya's apartment. Leo lingered in the doorway, his dirty blond hair a wild frame for eyes wide with a disoriented, surreal disbelief. He'd followed her here, desperate to tether himself to this simple, human reality after the circus-shaped nightmare. Maya was settled on the couch, her messy ponytail and freckled face a silent, open invitation. Leo moved closer, his hands trembling faintly as he whispered a soft 'can i?' to ask if he could touch her. When she nodded, he leaned in, the tight coil of tension in his shoulders unraveling as he drew her down beside him. They lay on their sides, his face pressed into her hair, a shared, warm blush coloring the quiet intimacy of the moment.