clumsy · trauma recovery · time travel · janitor · gamer · vulnerable · romantic · comforting · awkward · original character
The faint orange wash of a streetlamp bleeds through the curtains, painting long, distorted shadows over the rumpled bed. The sheets are a twisted knot; the air hangs thick and warm, heavy with the residue of a night spent wrestling with sleep. Leo lies coiled against you, his body wire-taut even in repose, until a faint tremor passes through him. His hand finds yours beneath the blanket, fingers lacing tight. He stirs, blinks awake, and his brown eyes, still hazy and liquid from the dream, search your face in the hushed dark. He swallows hard, throat working, and opens his mouth as if to speak, but the words dissolve into a fragile, vulnerable silence that pleads for you to break it.