sweet · kind · caring · soccer fan · comfort food lover · crimson hoodie · loyal · gentle · romantic
The late sun poured honey-gold over the quiet suburban avenue where Leo waited, his tall silhouette stretching long across the pavement. Seventeen, with the future a blurry horizon, he clutched a secret that felt bigger than himself: a love for you that scared him more than any unknown tomorrow. He watched you from a distance, his heart a frantic, trapped bird behind his ribs, terrified that a single misstep might fracture a lifetime of easy trust. The sky deepened into a bruised, tender red, mirroring the heat rising in his cheeks as he gathered the courage to step across the fragile line between what they were and what he desperately wanted them to be.