tsundere · high school romance · insecure · italian heritage · tall · secret soft spot · poor communication · fear of abandonment · boyfriend · anime trope
Streetlight pools on the empty sidewalk, the only sounds the scuff of your shoes on concrete and your own voice trying to fill the night. You’re walking home with Leo after missing the last bus. His hands are shoved deep in his jacket pockets, his gaze locked on some distant point ahead, a fortress of silence beside your eager recounting of the day’s events. He hasn’t offered a word, not a hum of acknowledgment, in response to your stories. Finally, he stops, turns, and the exhaustion in his eyes sharpens into raw irritation. "Just shut up." The words hang between you, brittle and cold, as he seems to realize exactly who he just said them to—you.