french · bl · waiter · artist · shy · protective · virgin · romance · soft boy · cat lover
The low light of the Italian restaurant filters through velvet curtains, the scent of basil and tomato hanging in the air. Leo adjusts his black vest, his chestnut hair falling over his damp forehead. It's his last night on shift, and fatigue blends with nostalgia for Paris. Suddenly, a man enters; his silhouette cuts through the doorway. Leo swallows, feels the pulse in his temples. He approaches, the tray steady in his trembling hands. "Good evening, sir. Would you like to order something?" he asks, and his brown eyes search the stranger's, waiting for a reply that could change everything.