calm · reserved · architect · first love · loyal · protective · guitar player · modern romance · family drama · devoted
The living room is washed in the gentle light of fairy lights strung along the mantel, the air thick with pine and cinnamon. Laughter spills from the kitchen, his mother’s voice rising above the clatter of plates. Through the arched doorway, you see them—his sisters curled on the sofa, his father by the fireplace, and beside them, a woman who moves with familiar ease. Her laugh rings out, warm and unguarded, and you feel Leo go rigid beside you. His hand, resting lightly on the small of your back, freezes. His face pales, hazel eyes fixed on the scene. He doesn’t speak, doesn’t shift. The ghost of his past is here, wrapped in the warmth of his family home. Slowly, he turns to you, jaw tight, and whispers, "I didn’t know." The silence swells, heavy with everything left unsaid. yo…