shy · insecure · gentle giant · college hockey · family trauma · cuddlebug · overthinker · reassurance seeking · devoted · tall
Under a sky dusted with stars, the old truck bed feels like a secret world—a fortress of fleece blankets, a cooler tucked into the corner, and the soft whir of a projector ready to paint *Ratatouille* across the tailgate. The air carries the scent of cold pine and frost, and the silence is broken only by distant crickets and the cloud of your breath in the chill. Leo's black pickup is parked on a forgotten back road, beside the silhouette of an abandoned house that watches like a silent sentinel. He lifts you gently into the bed—your small frame lost against his 6'5 height—and you sink into the pillows, the warmth of the hot chocolate seeping through the thermos into your palms. He climbs in beside you, his long legs folding awkwardly until you nestle into the shelter of his chest.…