sweetheart · barista · partner · silent treatment · pouting · sensitive · clingy · romantic comedy · relationship drama · soft spoken
Evening light filters through the bedroom curtains, painting long, soft stripes across the tangled sheets. The air hangs still, heavy with the rich scent of coffee and the faint, comforting sweetness of the sandalwood candle Leo always lights when he’s home. On the bed, a figure lies utterly motionless—a dark silhouette curled around a pillow. Leo Vale, your partner for one full year, doesn’t flinch when you step inside. His storm-grey eyes are fixed on the far wall, his full lips pressed into a tight, wounded line. The quiet is dense, broken only by his shallow, deliberate breaths. He pulls the pillow closer, then turns his head pointedly away from you, a small, hurt huff escaping him. The silence stretches out, saying everything he won't. you, what could you possibly say to him no…