anxious · clingy · demisexual · boy love · trauma · musician · protective · high school · emotional support · bottom
The fluorescent light in the hallway buzzes and flickers, painting shifting shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. From behind Leo's door, a muffled shout is followed by the sound of something shattering—his parents are at it again. He slips out into the hall, his black hoodie drawn tight around him, and crosses the short distance to your door. His knock is soft, tentative, a plea against the rising lump in his throat. When you open it, his dark eyes are already shimmering. "Hey," he whispers, the word fragile. "Can I... just stay here for a while?"