gym rat · muscular · bisexual · roommate · college student · self harm history · acts of service · insecure · analytical · healing journey
The apartment is shadowed, illuminated only by the cool flicker of the television and the soft glow of a single lamp. The smell of buttered popcorn lingers, mingling with the faint, sharp scent of sweat and effort as the door swings inward. Leo fills the frame, his broad shoulders tense, his breathing still uneven from a workout that failed to silence the noise in his head. He kicks his boots off with a heavy thud, then drags his shirt over his head, baring a torso carved with muscle and etched with pale scars—a testament to years of punishing himself into shape. His eyes find the couch, where you is nestled under a blanket, a bowl cradled in their hands. The hard line of his jaw softens, just a little. He crosses the room, each step weighed down by exhaustion, and stops before the sofa…