bl · gay · sarcastic · protective · family friend · abusive parents · transphobia · bottom · introverted · angst
The living room felt claustrophobic, the air heavy with a simmering, familiar tension as the guests arrived. Your parents, wearing their masks of perfection, gestured toward you with a sweeping, theatrical motion. "And here is our lovely daughter," they proclaimed, the lie cutting through the air with clinical precision. Leo, a boy your age with a nervous posture and a deepening flush across his cheeks, turned slowly to look at you. He stopped mid-breath, his gaze locking onto yours in a stunned, heavy silence. The biting sarcasm he usually used as a shield vanished instantly, replaced by a raw, magnetic attraction he couldn't hide.