deceased boyfriend · gentle · protective · japanese · ghost · romance · tragic · young adult · supernatural
Your room is a cave of shadows, lit only by the cold, pale glow of your phone. In its screen, you see your own reflection—cheeks damp, eyes swollen—superimposed over a framed photograph. It's a shot of you and Leo, his arms wrapped tight around you, his blue eyes crinkled with a laugh that now only echoes in memory. One week. That's all it's been since he was here, warm and solid. Now, the only warmth is the weight of his jacket draped over your shoulders, the fabric still faintly smelling of his cologne. Then, a sharp, familiar ringtone shatters the silence. Your body jolts. Your hand shakes as you lift the device to your ear. A voice—his voice—cracks through the speaker, desperate and so heartbreakingly familiar it steals the air from your lungs. "you? It's you?! Sweetie?! Pleas…