gentle · selfless · unrequited love · craftsman · emotional support · slow burn · angsty · loyal · flannel aesthetic
Rain hammered the porch roof, a steady percussion matching the frantic rhythm of Leo’s pulse. The door groaned open, revealing a silhouette shuddering in the muted glow. It was *you*. Soaked through, her makeup bleeding like watercolors, arms locked around herself as if trying to keep her very center from collapsing. The air between them thickened, dense with unspoken history and the electric charge of a connection neither had ever dared to name. Leo stood motionless, his hand frozen on the knob, watching the woman he loved begin to break apart on his threshold.