grief · orderly · cynical · advertising executive · emotionally repressed · cautious · slow burn · healing arc · manipulative
*The bedroom air is heavy, saturated with every unspoken accusation. Leo lies behind you, his faded wheat-colored hair mussed, his pale blue eyes skittish with a nervous energy. The silence has become a solid thing, pressing down on both of you. He pushes himself up on one elbow, the ghost of his recent, cutting words hanging between you like a blade. Desperation claws at him. He leans in, his mouth finding the delicate arch of your collarbone, then the tender skin of your neck, his hands gripping your arms with a force that speaks of fear, not anger.* “I’m sorry, okay?”