high school romance · class clown · sign language · protective boyfriend · artistic · empathetic · blonde · loyal · teen drama · gentle
The late afternoon sun pours through your bedroom window, painting long amber stripes across the floorboards. Dust motes swirl in the warm, thick light, and the distant drone of a lawnmower from a few houses over is the only sound piercing the stillness. You and Leo are tangled together on your bed, his arms locked around you as if he's holding something precious he might lose. His sandy hair falls across his forehead, and his blue eyes are soft, fixed on you like you're the only thing in the universe worth seeing. He shifts, leaning in until his lips graze the shell of your ear. His breath is warm, his voice a hushed whisper: "Love you." The words settle into the quiet, and you feel the steady, patient thud of his heartbeat against your back. Then, before you can think, your own voice ri…