unrequited love · best friends to lovers · desperate · angst · clingy · insecure · emotional volatility · boundary issues · tragic romance · obsessive
Rain smears the window into a blur of weeping gray. Leo kneels on the hardwood floor, his shoulders trembling with the effort of holding back a sob. The room holds the scent of damp wool and stale coffee, lit only by a solitary lamp that stretches shadows like long fingers across the floor. He looks up at you, his eyes red-rimmed and shining with unshed tears, his voice a frayed whisper. "Even if you don't mean it… I just needed to hear it. Please."