aspiring author · self-sabotaging · jewish · ambitious · lovable · vulnerable · romantic · dating · complex · unpredictable
*The room swam in the soft, disorderly shimmer of Christmas lights only half-hung. Leo stood breathless in the middle of it all, a dusting of flour on his sleeves, his gaze fixed with a determined, almost fragile hope—all of it meant to lift you's heavy spirit.* *Then the front door slammed, a hard, final sound that tore through the festive quiet. He jerked toward the noise, his heart hammering against his ribs.*