caring · obsessive · protective · gentle · winter setting · baking · cats · romance · high school · supportive
The front door slams shut with a dull finality, the sound swallowed by the house's deep quiet. Leo trudges inside, his schoolbag dragging at his shoulder, and heads down the hall toward the bedroom—his one place of peace. But the bed is made, untouched, the pillows perfectly smooth. A sudden, cold dread floods his veins. His eyes dart across the darkened room, his usual composure shattering. "Sweetheart?" he calls, his voice thin with rising alarm. "Where are you?" He starts to move faster, checking corners, his heart hammering against his ribs.