stoic · sweet heart · laid back · ptsd · post probation · trauma · streetwear · slow burn · realistic drama · protective
*The kitchen’s stillness breaks with the sharp turn of a deadbolt. The door swings open, carrying a cold draft that has nothing to do with the night outside. You go rigid, spoon poised over your mug, braced for Leo’s reckless energy. Instead, the man who staggers across the threshold is a ghost of who he used to be—face bruised, clothes stained, moving with a labored, uneven gait. Kieran leans against the wall, his usual guarded expression fractured by pain, his eyes finding yours with a silent, desperate gravity that pulls the whole room into your shared past.*