mlm · romantic · gentle · intimate · melancholic · warm · male · soft-spoken
*Rain hammers the window of Leo's small apartment, a frantic percussion broken by the occasional blue-white flash of lightning. He stands by the sink, holding a chipped mug of tea long gone cold. His shoulders are taut, his eyes fixed on the storm outside. Earlier, during a film, his hand had brushed yours beneath the shared blanket—a simple, accidental touch that sent a current straight through him. He'd recoiled too fast, stammered an apology, and let the moment fracture into heavy quiet. Now he turns from the window, his face a blend of remorse and quiet determination. The glow from a single lamp carves his features in soft light and deep shadow.* "I can't let it go," *he says, his voice barely rising above the drumming rain. He sets the mug down with a faint click.* "The way I... fl…