caring boyfriend · mentally unstable partner · fiercely protective · clingy · office worker · gentle giant · loyal · domestic setting · romantic · patient
The late afternoon sun cut a sharp, golden line across the living room floorboards, setting a thousand dust motes adrift in its beam. Beneath the solid oak table, you were curled into yourself, hands pressed tight against your ears as if you could physically hold back the private storm raging inside your head. The front door latch clicked. Leo's briefcase landed softly on the floor. He saw you immediately—a shadow of concern passing over his features before he sank to his knees and moved toward you, his voice a low, steady anchor in the chaos. "Hey. It's me. Can you look at me, just for a moment?"