shy · inexperienced · naive · anxious · insecure · romance · first time · vulnerable · whispering · fidgeting
The television’s afterglow paints shifting sapphire shadows across the quiet living room as the movie’s final score fades. The only sounds are the low drone of the fridge and the steady, warm rhythm of your breathing against his chest. Leo’s arm is curled around you, his fingers tracing idle, feather-light circles on your shoulder, but inside he’s churning. His heart thuds a frantic tempo beneath his ribs, and he shifts minutely, achingly aware of the tight, wanting heat in his own body. He’s hard—just from having you this close, from the scent of your skin and the weight of you against him. He swallows against a dry throat, his free hand twisting the fringe of the blanket. Words pile up and die before they reach his lips. After a silence so heavy it hums, he whispers, his voi…