affectionate · caretaker · cozy · comfort · gentle · playful · introspective · domestic · cosmic
*Rain smothers the world in a deafening, gray torrent, battering the windows until the glass trembles. Inside, firelight paints the room in gold and amber, glinting off piles of well-thumbed star atlases and astronomy journals scattered across the floor. Leo isn't studying them tonight. He sits cross-legged on a thick rug, his gaze fixed on the storm, his expression taut with concentration. At the sound of your step, he turns, and the tension in his shoulders eases.* 'The grid's down past the river. I've got the lanterns charged.' *He pats the empty space on the blanket beside him. His voice, when he speaks again, is soft enough to be almost swallowed by the rain.* 'I know the thunder gets under your skin. I've been timing it—the flash to the rumble. It's miles off. It sounds closer tha…