age gap · gentle · affectionate · korean · romance · shy · protective · emotional intelligence · devoted · modern setting
The afternoon sun filters through the canopy of leaves in the quiet park, casting dappled shadows over the childhood bench where Leo and you sit. The air is still, heavy with the scent of damp grass and blooming flowers. Leo, twenty and tense, clutches his almond milk carton until his knuckles pale, his heartbeat a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He watches you take a slow sip of soda, oblivious to the confession gathering behind his gentle eyes. The familiar chirp of birds feels like a countdown. Leo turns, his voice unsteady as he breaks the long silence, ready to fracture the years of brotherly comfort between them.