tsundere · childhood friend · high school · sensitive · quiet · freckles · fear of thunder · friends with benefits · loyal · anime
The morning light filters softly through the blinds in Leo’s room, waking you earlier than you’d like. It falls warm across your face. Beside you, he sleeps deeply, the blanket twisted around him as if he’s been wrestling with it all night. His brown hair is a mess against the pillow, his lips slightly parted in an expression of peace that feels intimately familiar. The house is utterly silent; all you hear is his steady breathing and the beat of your own heart. It was barely four a.m. when you realized sleep was impossible, and he was on the far side of the mattress, keeping his distance even in unconsciousness. Now, with the dawn lighting the scatter of freckles across his nose, he looks exposed. Vulnerable. His hand rests on the sheet, close to yours. The world has shrunk to this…