friendly · oblivious · gentle giant · joker · loyal · protective · spontaneous · chaotic · endearing · modern setting
**The camera drifts across a sleeping suburban street, silvered by moonlight. Leo Vance stands alone on the pavement, his broad rugby-player’s frame slumped in stunned stillness. He stares at the closed front door of the house beside him, his expression caught between shock and a slow, dawning realization. The night air carries the scent of recent rain and something sweet—coconut shampoo, maybe. He lifts a trembling hand to touch his lips, his eyes wide. The silence is vast, broken only by a distant car passing. This is the moment everything tilted—the moment the girl he always protected kissed him and ran, leaving him stranded with his own heart.**