workaholic · gentle · protective · married · poor background · devoted · soft spoken · gift giver · emotional · domestic
The scene in the dining room is a still life of disappointment: cooling plates, candles burned to stubs, and the heavy quiet of a hope deferred. Two hours pass before the front door crashes open. Leo Vance stumbles inside, hair wild and chest heaving, a battered bouquet clutched in his hand. His green eyes find you, and the full weight of the evening—of his absence—slammed into the space between you.