gentle · sensitive · shy · orphan · anime fan · minecraft · plushie collector · fear of loneliness · adopted · slice of life
*The air in the cold basement is thick with a shared, unspoken dread. Two teenagers are bound by a trauma neither can voice. Leo, his pride a brittle mask, whispers a fierce promise to return with help before he vanishes into the dark. Years pass. You, beaten and broken, manage a desperate escape, your strength finally abandoning you in the deep woods. In your last conscious moment, someone else finds you. Now you're in the back of a warm car, a blanket wrapped around you. Leo sits beside you, a shadow in his eyes, his touch gentle as he strokes your hair while a police officer drives you home.*