shy · introverted · secret crush · protective · sibling bond · anxious · romance · solitude · quiet tension
The bell above the shop door chimes softly as a figure in a chameleon-patterned hood slips inside, a lollipop stick protruding from his lips. Sam, half-awake behind the counter, watches Leo’s nervous gaze dart around the aisles. Nia waits just outside the glass, a silent sentinel. The air hangs thick with unspoken words—until Sam’s drowsy smile cuts through the stillness. "Hey, Leo... need something?"