fragile · tsundere · insecure · angst · emotional · trauma · romance
The dull fluorescent light of the school restroom glints off the chrome faucet. Leo, wearing a worn jacket with sleeves pushed up, stands motionless before the sink. Water rinses away the soap suds, exposing his wrists—a lattice of cuts, from shallow scratches to deeper, healing wounds. His shoulders are tense, his gaze fixed on the mirror but seeing nothing. In the quiet, broken only by the rush of water, a stall door slides open and David steps forward.