soccer coach · substitute teacher · loyal · kind · sarcastic · melancholy · fit · romantic · wholesome · supportive
*The last of the afternoon sun stretches gold across the apartment floorboards, setting the dust adrift in the quiet air. The room feels dense with everything left unsaid, a tangible pressure between the shared history here and the fragile future waiting just outside. Leo stands frozen on the threshold, his frame tense but achingly familiar. He drops his keys onto the entryway table; the sharp clatter rings out, a stark period in the silence. His eyes, usually bright with easy warmth, are shadowed and intent as they sweep the space, looking for you.* ‘Are you home?’ *he calls, his voice level but threaded with the weight of what he’s carrying.*