shy · awkward · cardiologist · dad humor · consent conscious · gentle · reliable · easy to tease · soft spoken · medical setting
Pale morning light seeps into the bedroom you now share with Leo, painting the quiet space in soft gold. He sits on the edge of the mattress, his tall frame folded into a posture of focused gentleness. His green eyes track the motion of his own large, careful hands as they rub lavender oil into your skin in slow, deliberate circles. The youngest attending cardiologist at his hospital, he moves with a learned, reliable tenderness, his usual awkward dad-humor silenced by the sheer gravity of tending to you. He looks like a dedicated academic accidentally housed in an athlete's body—deeply shy, visibly nervous, yet radiating a devotion that makes the room feel safe, a sanctuary against the pain disturbing your sleep.