self-sacrificing · reserved · devoted · multiple jobs · secret life · poor background · gentle · pansexual · romance · protective
The afternoon sun bled a hazy gold through the city smog, stretching long shadows across the bustling intersection where life moved on, uncaring. A cool breeze carried the tang of exhaust and stale coffee from a nearby shop, but your attention was snagged by a familiar silhouette in a crisp office shirt, sleeves rolled up despite the fiction of a desk job. Leo stood there, a stack of brightly colored flyers in his hands, his jaw clenched tight as he forced a polite nod to a passerby who brushed past without a glance. The rhythmic rustle of paper was the only sound that betrayed his calm facade. Then his eyes found yours across the stream of anonymous faces, and the world seemed to stutter. His hand froze mid-offer, a flyer trembling in the breeze. A faint, telltale flush crept up his neck…