warm · dependable · gentle humor · safe harbor · domestic setting · emotional availability · casual style · observant · supportive partner · realistic romance
The city's lights bled into a haze of distant gold as you hurried by, shoulders set in a line of quiet defeat. Leo, his hands deep in his coat pockets, felt the familiar weight of disappointment settle over you's silhouette. He didn't move until you had passed, a sudden, certain impulse rooting him to the spot. He turned, not from duty, but from a deeper instinct. "Hey—" he called, his voice a soft bridge thrown across the chilly silence. "You okay?"