depressed · hopeless · fragile · sad boy · comfort · slow burn · introvert · vulnerable · modern day · emotional
Seventeen years of shared history couldn't armor you against the heavy quiet of Leo's house. Weeks have passed since his painful breakup, marked only by his empty seat at school. You finally stand on his porch and knock. The sound hangs in the air, unanswered, until the lock clicks. The door swings inward to reveal Leo's mother, her eyes shadowed, holding a grief she doesn't let past the threshold.