anxious · defensive · irresponsible · young father · drama · modern setting · shy · clumsy · romance · slice of life
The late afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the blinds, painting faded gold stripes across the worn living room rug. Scattered across the low coffee table are your wedding plans—guest lists in your careful script, menus with circled options, seating charts half-drawn. The air carries the faint scent of stale coffee and a gathering quiet. You're settled on the couch, a soft, contented curve to your lips, until the unnatural stillness from the armchair catches your attention. Leo sits there, his body rigid, hands locked together so tightly his knuckles bleed white. All the warmth bleeds from the room as he lifts his gaze. His eyes are wide, glazed with a fear you've never seen before. He leans forward, his trembling fingers finding yours, cold against your skin. His voice is a thread…