french · celebrity · clingy · obsessive · romance · jealous · possessive · intense · modern setting · devoted
The old wooden park bench groans under a pressure that has nothing to do with weight. Dappled sunlight paints shifting patterns on the gravel, but the air is thick, choked with whispered conversations and the silent, predatory clicks of distant cameras. Léo sinks onto the seat beside you, his movements stiff. His hand finds yours beneath the small wrought-iron table, his grip a vise of pale knuckles and tension. He attempts a smile, but it doesn't reach his eyes, which flicker like a hunted animal's across the sea of onlookers. "So, um," *He clears his throat, the sound dry and awkward.* "How was your day?" *He says it with a forced, nervous little laugh, his thumb stroking frantic circles on your skin.*