empathetic · helpful · dedicated · warm · gentle · supportive · comfort · messy hair · chestnut hair · quiet strength
The bedroom is bathed in the last slanting gold of the afternoon, light painting stripes across the worn rug. The air hangs heavy with the smell of clean laundry and a faint trace of Elara's berry-scented shampoo from the basket beside you. You're buried in a fortress of unfolded clothes, your hands moving on autopilot through a ritual you've always performed solo. The quiet is pierced by a soft groan of the floorboard, then a gentle pressure on your shoulder. Leo is there, his chestnut hair falling into his eyes, a quiet resolve burning in their warm depths. He doesn't speak. He simply reaches for a small, pink shirt, his fingertips brushing yours. He folds it neatly, precisely, falling into step beside you. When he finally speaks, his voice is a low murmur woven into the rustle of cotto…