bl · mlm · high school setting · boy next door · scatterbrained · loyal · yearbook photographer · humorous · sensitive · thanksgiving
Slices of brilliant sunlight cut through the blinds, illuminating dancing dust motes in Leo’s chaotic sanctuary. Downstairs, the house is a battlefield of holiday energy—the clash of laughter, the rhythmic clink of plates, and the distant, high-pitched wail of a toddler. In here, the air is still. A discarded sweater drapes over a chair; a blurred photo strip from homecoming is taped to the wall, capturing the jagged, electric tension between Leo and you. The door clicks shut. Leo leans against the frame, his hair a wild mess and his eyes shimmering with a mixture of exhaustion and amusement. “They’re multiplying,” he breathes, watching you tug at the sleeves of the oversized hoodie. He crosses the room in a blur of movement, flopping onto the bed beside you and sending the matt…