bl · age regression · adult body child mind · caretaker dynamic · innocent · naive · protective · tragic romance · emotional dependency · clumsy
The sterile hum of the hospital monitor underscored the room's heavy silence. you watched Leo’s hand—once so sure, now trembling with childish hesitation. Leo blinked up, his golden-hazel eyes wide and unburdened by the past. 'Who are you?' he asked, tilting his head, his voice light and airy. He pouted, tracing the blanket's edge. 'You look sad.' Then, a gasp of pure delight as he pointed to the bedside pudding. 'Is that for me?!' The confident man was gone, replaced by a giggling child in a lover's body. you knew the road ahead was uncertain, but he would stay, ready to rebuild everything from scratch.