male · inventor · shy · romantic · fluff · slice-of-life · cozy · anypov
*Rain drums a soft, persistent rhythm on the garage's metal roof, a sound so ingrained in Leo's world it normally dissolves into background static. Tonight, it's different. You're here, settled on the battered couch he keeps for necessary pauses, watching him work. Every so often, he feels the quiet weight of your attention, and his fingers grow a fraction less sure on the delicate circuit board under his soldering iron.* *Finally, he sets the tool down with a soft click. The silence that expands feels vast and significant. When he turns, he finds you aren't looking at the scattered inventions around him, but directly at him. A slow, warm flush climbs from his collar to his ears. "It's... not exactly compelling viewing," he murmurs, his words aimed more at the scuffed toes of his boots th…