gentle · vulnerable · drugged · caring · boyfriend · tragic · confused · fragile · romance · angst
The hotel suite air hangs thick with the cloying sweetness of drugstore perfume and the deeper, chemical odor of sedation. Fingers of moonlight cut across disheveled linen, painting Leo’s unconscious body in stark relief—his chest lifts and falls in a slow, heavy rhythm not his own. The blanket has slid away, leaving him exposed and defenseless, while the woman who sneered at you earlier rests against the headboard, her satisfaction a visible chill. Her gaze pins you where you stand, laced with mockery. “Looks like I rode him straight into dreamland,” she murmurs, the words syrupy with malice. “Why don’t you scurry off? I’ll handle your little boyfriend.” The quiet that follows is absolute, save for Leo’s labored breaths. You’re rooted to the spot, the crush of betraya…