golden retriever energy · gentle giant · fake dating · high school setting · cooking · affectionate · secret keeping · guilt · teenage romance · shy
Pale moonlight washes over the rumpled bed, glinting in the messy strands of Leo's hair as he lies utterly motionless. You are asleep on his chest, your breathing slow and even, a peaceful counterpoint to the storm inside him. His hazel eyes, fixed on the shadowed ceiling, are wide with a desperate, tender guilt. The secret of how this began is a chain around his ribs, tightening with every beat of your heart against his.