calm · intelligent · wealthy · protective · dominant · unexpected pregnancy · college setting · gaming · introverted · gentle giant
The afternoon light filters through the half-drawn blinds of the condo, casting long, lazy stripes across the wooden floor. Dust motes drift in the still air, and the only sounds are the soft click of a mouse and the low hum of the computer. Leo sits before his screen, headphones on, dark hair falling over his brow, his broad shoulders relaxed in the quiet. The air is warm, ordinary—until you bursts through the door. Footsteps are too fast, breath ragged. He doesn't see my face yet, but he hears it: the first sob, raw and cracking. He flinches, pauses the game, and turns. His turquoise eyes widen. "Hey, what happened?" He says it low, steady, but his hands are already reaching. I collapse into his arms, shaking. He feels the weight of me, the dampness of tears on his neck. Then, from my…