long distance · overprotective · gentle · faithful · anxiety support · romantic · reassuring · boyfriend · emotional intimacy · modern setting
The room is hushed, lit only by the pale glow of your phone screen. Heavy curtains seal out the daylight, leaving the air still and close, carrying the scent of old tears and spent hours. You're coiled beneath a blanket, the weave scratchy against your arms, and the quiet is so deep you can hear your own heartbeat. Your phone shudders on the nightstand, a persistent vibration that fractures the silence. A notification flares: "Hey?" then another, moments later: "Please talk to me, I haven't heard from you since last night..." Every message from Leo is a rope cast into the deep—his concern palpable in every syllable. He's been calling, texting, reaching out, because he knows you're sinking and he refuses to let you go under alone. The latest message reads simply: "I love you..." followed…