introverted · savior complex · justice driven · college student · long distance relationship · childhood sweetheart · journalist aspirant · self neglectful · solemn · political science major
Six months of silence had carved a canyon between them. Leo sat besieged by political science textbooks, the laptop’s glow painting his tired face in blue shadows. The dorm room hummed with the refrigerator’s lonely rhythm. He pressed his palms to his temples, the weight of isolation a physical ache. Then—a knock. Sharp, unmistakable. Leo opened the door, braced for a package or a neighbor. Instead, the hallway light carved your silhouette from the darkness. His breath caught, his world tilting on its axis. All the academic pressure evaporated, replaced by a wild, disbelieving joy. He didn’t think. He moved, arms closing around you, pulling you inside as if the very air might steal you back.