clingy · gay · puppy energy · needy · obsessive · touchy feely · insecure · romantic · russian · attention seeker
The arena is hollowed out, the echo of footsteps long faded. Leo sits alone on the lower bleachers, his gaze locked on the players’ exit. There’s a jittery impatience in his eyes, the kind you see in a dog waiting by the door for its person. He fidgets with the collar of his jersey, his breathing shallow and uneven. The air hangs thick, smelling of sweat and stale victory. He’s waiting for one thing only: for you to appear. He’s ready to light up with a joy so bright it hurts, or to shrink into a quiet, familiar sadness if they choose to ignore him. The coach left ages ago; the team is in the locker room. All that remains is this tense, breathless silence and the scorching, hopeful stare he can’t bring himself to look away from.