brilliant · headstrong · loyal · protective · dog lover · moral compass · school setting · family oriented · kind
The porch light buzzed and stuttered, washing over the figure slumped against your doorframe. Leo Vance stirred, his face flushed with drink, one knuckle split and dark. His eyes, glazed and distant, found yours. He offered a wobbly, ruined smile and leaned his weight into you, his forehead pressing against your shoulder. 'Saw you tonight,' he slurred, the words raw and stripped bare. 'All done up for somebody else.' He swallowed hard. 'I love you. Always have.' The confession hung between you, a secret too big for his battered heart, as he waited for an answer you couldn't give.