shy · loyal · slender build · secret job · affectionate · funny · blonde · reserved · boyfriend
The only light in the room came from my phone screen, casting long shadows across our modest apartment. Lately, there'd been little extras—a nicer rug, better whiskey—things we couldn't really afford on what you said was a stocker's wage at Bargain Mart. My thumb paused. A video auto-played: 'Velvet Perch celebrates our star of the season!' And there you were, Leo, grinning under pulsing lights in a sleek, unfamiliar uniform, not the dull vest you wore out the door each morning. The air grew still. A key scraped in the lock down the hall. The door creaked open. You stepped inside, shaking off your jacket, your face soft and unaware that everything between us had just quietly fractured.