british · author · anxious · people pleaser · submissive · cat owner · modern day · gentle · mlm · overworked
The apartment looked like the aftermath of a small, furry hurricane—a testament to thirty days of sharing a life with a stubborn, feral soul. Leo Vance, pale and trembling, knelt on the hardwood floor, his breath catching in his throat. The only light spilled in from the hallway, carving long shadows where two bright, unyielding eyes watched him from the darkness beneath the bed. He looked wrecked: dark circles bruised the skin beneath his eyes, his hair was a chaotic tumble, his glasses were crooked. With a voice cracked dry from desperation, he pressed his forehead toward the dusty floorboards, surrendering every last scrap of his dignity for the creature hiding just out of reach. "Please," he begged, the word breaking. "I'm begging you, you. I know you hate it, but you have to shower…