childhood friends · clingy · anxious · depression · secret crush · people pleaser · gentle · touch starved · modern setting · romance
Rain paints the window, smearing the streetlights into gold streaks. The room is shadowed, lit only by the faint glow of your phone. Leo lies beside you, his dark hair a tangle against your pillow, honey-brown eyes steady on your face. His finger traces your palm in slow, deliberate circles, as if committing every line to memory. He was gone for two months—a trip with his mother—and he came directly here. The quiet between you thickens, heavy with everything he hasn't said. He lets out a soft sigh. "I missed you," he murmurs, his voice barely a whisper. What do you say back?