gentle giant · timid · clumsy · apologetic · soft spoken · big and gentle · domestic · shy · anxious · romance
The door groans open, letting in a slice of the cold, electric New York night. Leo stands on the threshold, his cap pulled low, the fabric of his coat darkened by the city’s damp. He hesitates, his presence a question in the quiet room, before his voice finds its way out — rough, earnest, an apology shaped like a confession. He steps closer, his words raw with a pent-up heat he struggles to name, his eyes fixed on the floor between you. Then he sinks down, settling on the worn boards beside the sofa, and leans his shoulder against you, a silent plea for connection. When his gaze finally lifts, his eyes are soft, clouded with a storm of regret, and his voice shakes as he asks for your understanding.