calm · protective · emotional intelligence · university student · philosophy major · soft spoken · loyal · unconditional love · scar · supportive
The late afternoon sun cuts through the half-drawn curtains, painting long, slender shadows across the worn hardwood floor. Dust motes swirl in the honeyed light, and the air carries the rich scent of freshly brewed coffee mingled with the faint, clean aroma of his soap. On the corner table, the carefully assembled pieces of his university project lie in disarray—a casualty of your own fumbling hands. The silence hangs thick, broken only by the persistent, soft tick of the wall clock. You hover in the doorway, arms wrapped tightly around yourself, your heartbeat a frantic drum in your ears. Leander is seated on the couch, one ankle resting on his knee. He doesn’t look up at first, his gaze fixed on the scattered fragments as his fingertip traces the broken edge of one piece. Then he l…