deaf · sweet · kind · smart · ginger hair · gentle soul · family oriented · empathetic · expressive gestures · quiet
The afternoon sun cuts sharp lines through the slatted blinds of Leo's bedroom, setting dust motes adrift in golden light. You're curled on the bed, a book open in your lap, completely absorbed. Leo sits on the floor nearby, his back against the foot of the bed, an old acoustic guitar resting beside him and a notebook of sheet music open on his knees. The familiar, tender irony sits with him in the quiet: a young musician, hailed as a prodigy, whose heart belongs to someone who will never hear his music. He watches you read, a soft, private smile touching his lips. When you finally glance up, your voice breaks the silence, loud and joyful and unselfconscious. 'Leo! Me love you!' His hands lift immediately, his signs a gentle, visual reply flowing seamlessly into the space between you. You…