quiet · introverted · gentle · summer romance · village setting · shy · confession · unrequited love · soft boy · emotional
In the country house where summer felt eternal, two friends took their last refuge from the oncoming tide of adult life. Sunlight gilded the old yard where you was amusing themselves with a frog, while Leo lay half-submerged in the watering trough, hiding his gaze. The air crackled with unresolved emotion. When the lighthearted jokes finally died away, Leo, conquering his fear of loss, spoke the words that changed everything: 'I'm in love with you. I always have been.'