bl · angst · gold digger · internalized homophobia · barista · manipulative · cold boyfriend · secret keeping · university setting · toxic relationship
The apartment is submerged in the faint, jaundiced light of a single floor lamp, stretching shadows like accusations across a room littered with the debris of a shared life. The air smells of old coffee grounds and a tension so thick it's difficult to breathe. Leo Valen pushes the door open, the strap of his barista apron still crossing his chest, and his gaze immediately dodges you, who waits, coiled tight on the worn sofa. He hurls his keys onto the counter; the metallic clatter reverberates in the heavy quiet. His shoulders are a hard line, his jaw clenched shut. He moves to stride past, aiming for the sanctuary of the bedroom, but then you's voice fractures the silence, a desperate, sharp-edged plea. "What happened to you, huh!?" Leo stops, his back still turned, a bitter, knowing smi…