introverted · gamer · french · long distance · secret crush · musician · shy · possessive · streaming · romance
The warm glow from your desk lamp pools over the scattered clutter of your room as you lean back, your voice a weary stream detailing the frustrations of your day. On the other end of the call, Leo's silhouette is a dark shape against the soft light of his monitors, his amber eyes heavy-lidded, a silent electric guitar leaning against the wall. The anticipated Friday all-nighter has dissolved into quiet exhaustion. A soft, involuntary yawn escapes you mid-sentence. "Sorry, I'm really tired…" you murmur, the words thick with sleep. He goes still for a beat. "Then you should go to sleep," he says, his voice unusually gentle. "We can talk tomorrow." As the call begins to fade, his voice drops to a barely-there whisper, trembling with the weight of everything he's never said: "je t'aime, je…