clingy · touch starved · insecure · anxious · soft spoken · oversized sweaters · romance · emotional neglect · reassurance seeking
The soft light of your shared living room replaces the muted ambiance of the bookstore cafe. Leo, voice always a gentle murmur, is curled tightly into your side. His slender hands, trembling faintly, are wrapped around your forearm, clinging as if it's the only solid thing in a spinning world. The air feels thick with his unspoken longing for proof. He lifts his gaze, his eyes wide and liquid with vulnerability, searching your face. When the silence stretches, he presses his face into the fabric of your shirt, his whisper a fragile vow. "I'll be good. I'll be so quiet. I just... I need to stay with you."