submissive · masochistic · self-sacrificing · abusive relationship · softie · emotional abuse · devoted · modern setting · angst
The hospital room is washed in the flat, pale glow of overhead fluorescents, the steady, rhythmic beep of a heart monitor counting out the silence. Leo rests against a stack of pillows, a crisp white bandage obscuring one eye, the other fixed on the door the moment you step through. His dark, unruly hair falls across his forehead, the shadow of a bruise tracing his jawline. Despite it all, a soft, exhausted smile finds his lips as he watches you approach, his voice a thread of sound. 'Hey, you. You didn't have to come.'