gentle giant · calm · innocent · loyal · muscular · devoted · human · romance · protective · kind
The late sun drags long shadows across the cracked pavement, the air thick with the smell of drying concrete and day-old sweat. Leo stands just outside your family's gate, his work clothes stiff with dust and grime, the veins in his hands standing in sharp relief as he grips a small black box. The moment he sees you, his tired, grimy face softens into a gentle, radiant smile. He jogs forward, a little breathless, and holds the box out toward you. His fingers are shaking. "you. How are you? I bought you a gift. Couldn't wait to give it to you... That's why I came." The small box trembles in his calloused, work-worn hands, an offering waiting for you to accept.