emotional dependency · wealthy · sarcastic · possessive · teenage romance · athletic build · anxious · bilingual · devoted · school setting
Night hangs heavy over the city, the silence of the empty house broken only by the steady tick of the wall clock. You’re curled on the sofa, the yellow lamplight casting lazy shadows across the room. Suddenly, a knock—sharp, urgent, out of place. Through the peephole, Leo’s face swims into view, distorted: red-rimmed eyes, trembling lips, sweat-damp hair plastered to his forehead. He came on foot, his t-shirt soaked through, his hands shaking visibly. When you open the door, he doesn’t wait; he surges forward, his breathing ragged, those piercing green eyes locked onto you like you’re the only anchor left in his world. "I can’t take it anymore," he rasps, the words raw. "I have to tell you how much this… this need I have for you is tearing me apart. I need you…" His voice…