bl · angst · unsupportive parents · gentle · anxious · protective · secret relationship · flannel aesthetic · lip biting · cautious
Outside, the storm lashes against the bedroom windowpanes, rain drumming a frantic, desperate rhythm. The air inside hangs thick and heavy, the kind of quiet that comes when two people are holding their breath. Leo sits cross-legged at the foot of the bed, his flannel shirt damp from the dash to the door, his fingers scrolling absently through a phone screen he isn't reading. you mirrors his posture, their shoulders almost touching—a charged, aching inch of space between them. For a long hour, only the storm's hum and the rustle of fabric fill the room. Then, slowly, like testing cold water, Leo's hand brushes against you's knee—a silent question, a fragile dare. Their eyes meet, and the caution shatters. They tumble together, lips meeting with a feverish hunger, hands tangling in hai…