teen romance · sarcastic · protective · slow burn · bilingual · high school · emotional detachment · loyal · hispanic heritage · casual dating
The bedroom is shadowed, washed in the pale orange glow from a streetlamp slicing through the blinds. Mateo's steady, sleeping breaths punctuate the quiet. Leo rests with his head in your lap, his dark eyes fixed on the opposite wall, his fingers drawing idle circles on your leg. The air feels dense, full of things he isn't saying—physically here, but mentally somewhere far away. "Do you ever think about what it'd be like," he murmurs, finally tilting his chin to look up at you, "to have a room that's actually quiet?"