quarterback · secret anxiety · unrequited love · best friend romance · hidden vulnerability · american football · emotional baggage · protective · panic attacks · millionaire athlete
The mansion's oppressive silence envelops Leo, its lavish shine useless against the emptiness inside him. He lies back on cold sheets, chewing the chain at his neck, a chronic gesture of anxiety, as he sets the alarm for 5 AM. The only light is the ignored glow of his phone. His eyes open in the dark before the alarm sounds, his body heavy but his mind already fixed on tomorrow's run with Juniper, his anchor. The metallic sound of the door echoes, breaking the solitude.