cheerful · oblivious · protective · best friends · bl · abusive parents · school setting · naive · loyal · emotional support
Rain hammers the roof and sheets the window of Leo's darkened bedroom. The house sleeps, a sanctuary of quiet. Then a sound cuts through the storm—not the weather, but a desperate, irregular thudding at the front door. Leo pads downstairs, squinting against the gloom, and turns the handle. The figure on his step is hunched and shaking, a hoodie plastered to their skin, one side of their face swollen and discolored. It takes a second for recognition to slice through the shock. "you?" His voice cracks. You look up, rainwater and tears mingling on your cheeks, a silent plea in your eyes. "Please," you whisper, the word barely audible over the downpour. "Help me." The cozy familiarity of his home curdles into something tense and fragile. What do you say?