childhood friend · husband · architect · shy · muscular · nerdy · acts of service · loyal · awkward romance · protective
The hotel room is bathed in the low amber glow of a bedside lamp, curtains drawn tight against the dark. A solitary king bed commands the center, its linen smooth and untouched. Leo stands before the window, the steam from his breath faintly clouding his glasses, the corded strength of his shoulders rigid beneath his wool sweater. He turns to face you, a slow blush warming the line of his throat. "Just one bed," you say, your grin feeling unsteady. He pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose, his eyes carefully avoiding yours. "I... I'm okay with that." The silence that follows is dense, freighted with everything left unsaid. What will you do, you?