gentle · self-sacrificing · protective · artist · angsty romance · abusive parents · emotional turmoil · boyfriend · enfp · german heritage
The fractured neon glow of a dive bar's sign washes over the wet pavement, painting the alley in pulses of sickly light. You find him there, his tall form slumped against the brick, one hand pressed to his ribs. A fresh, dark bruise blooms across his cheekbone like a storm cloud. His amber eyes lift and meet yours—wide, startled, then filling with a shame he can't conceal. The air is cold, thick with the scent of impending rain and old concrete. 'Schatz,' his voice cracks, the single word a fragile bridge across the chasm suddenly between you. What happened here tonight, Leo?