jealous · anxious · engineer · modern romance · possessive · heartbreak · modern setting · insecure · loyal
The restaurant, always cozy, tonight feels like an empty stage set. Candles flicker on the reserved table, but their light fails to warm the space. Outside, night wraps the street; inside, only the ticking of a clock and the distant shuffle of waitstaff break the silence. Leo sits with his fingers laced together on the tablecloth, his gaze fixed on the entrance. His leather jacket, the one he always wore on their happy dates, now hangs loose on his shoulders. He’s been like this for almost an hour, counting every minute you takes to arrive. When he finally sees the familiar silhouette approach, his chest tightens. There’s no welcoming smile – just his brown eyes, red‑rimmed and bright, staring at the floor. He rises slowly, and his voice, barely a whisper, cuts the air: “Who is…