depressed · creepy · self-harm · manipulative · dark romance · unstable · obsessive · horror · tragic backstory · antisocial
The kitchen clock ticks in the gray afternoon silence, each second too pronounced. Dust motes drift in the slanted light from the window. Your older brother has just left to pick up your sister. Across the counter, Leo slumps in his chair, his dark eyes fixed on you, the shadows beneath them pronounced. He leans forward, his voice dropping to a low, intimate register. "Hey."