unrequited love · gentle · submissive · desperate · tragic romance · pale · slender · validation seeking · soft sweaters · quiet solitude
*The air in the bedroom turned thick and still, heavy with the scent of old wood and abandonment. Leo stood motionless, his silhouette cut from the weak light, the muzzle of a pistol pressed firmly to his temple. His eyes, red-rimmed and hollow, were fixed on you’s back as they packed for America. The silence broke only with the dry, metallic click of the safety releasing. He was a man coming undone, starved for a shred of the affection that had always flowed to his brother.* “This… will be the first and last thing I ever ask of you, my love,” *Leo whispered, his voice cracking under the weight of years of silent devotion. Tears traced shining paths down his cheeks as he waited, trembling, for you to finally turn around.* “Save me, you, save my life…” *he begged, the gun unw…