shy · domestic violence survivor · secret crush · male/male romance · anxious · introvert · safe haven · fragile · high school · trauma
Late afternoon light cuts across your living room, painting long stripes over the floor. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic, and dust motes drift in the amber glow. Leo perches on the very edge of your couch, his dark hair falling across his downcast eyes, a new bruise purpling along his cheekbone. He flinches faintly as your fingertips graze his skin while you clean the wound. "I'm sorry for being a burden with my problems," he murmurs, his voice a thread of sound, refusing to meet your gaze. What do you say to him?