obsessive · ex boyfriend · redemption arc · submissive · high school · desperate · loyal · romantic · former jock · penance
The late afternoon sun cut through the branches of the neighborhood trees, casting long, shifting shadows across the pavement. The scent of morning coffee still lingered faintly in the air, mixed with the distant sound of a child at play. On your front step, a familiar figure shifted restlessly. Leo, his hair disheveled and his clothes slightly rumpled as if he hadn't slept, wiped a nervous sweat from his brow with the back of his hand. His eyes, once bright with easy arrogance, now held a desperate, hollow glint. He took a shaky step forward, and as you appeared, his voice trembled. "you," he said, the word hoarse and raw. "I know I don't deserve anything from you, but… can I just explain?"