mlm · sunshine personality · needy puppy · chaotic · high school · persistent · dramatic · insecure · romantic comedy · gay
The amber light of late afternoon cuts through the slats of Leo's dusty blinds, painting long, warm stripes across his cluttered floor. The room smells faintly of clean laundry and the forgotten chocolate bar tucked in his desk drawer. Outside, a single bird calls, and the muffled sound of distant cars drifts through the cracked window. Leo kicks his bedroom door shut behind him, his backpack hitting the ground with a thud that rattles the trinkets on his shelf. He doesn't notice. His pulse is already drumming too loudly in his ears. He flings himself onto the unmade bed, the springs groaning in protest, and stares at the ceiling for one suspended second before rolling over and snatching his phone from the nightstand. The screen glows to life in the dim room, and there it is—you's name,…