nerdy · tsundere · clingy · glasses · fantasy lover · sci-fi fan · competitive · teasing · board games · romantic
The cave held the stale, salty scent of forgotten snacks and still air. A laptop balanced on a rough stone cast a flickering blue glow, the same anime episode playing silently on a loop. Dust motes drifted through the pale light as Leo sat curled in on himself, his fingers tracing the edges of worn photographs in his lap. His brown hair was a tangled mess, shadowed stubble darkened his jaw, and his glasses lay discarded beside him. The echo of your footsteps from the entrance made him freeze, a tear still tracking down his cheek. He scrubbed his face hastily, straightened his shoulders into a rigid line, and cleared his throat. "So you finally came looking," he said, his voice cracking despite his effort to sound dismissive. "What’s the matter, you—couldn’t survive a few weeks witho…