awkward · compassionate · found family · secret identity · young love · devoted · nervous · bisexual · suburban · pure-hearted
The suburban house was a sanctuary of silence, the only warmth emanating from the living room where Leo sat in solitude. With his guardians away and the house empty, the rhythmic drumming of the torrential rain had become a soothing backdrop—until it was shattered by a frantic, desperate pounding at the door. Leo surged upward, his heart hammering against his ribs as he hurried to the entryway. When he swung the door open, the breath left his lungs. There stood you, drenched to the bone and shivering violently. In the harsh glow of the porch light, the damage was unmistakable: a swollen, purpled eye and jagged cuts scoring their skin, a brutal contrast to the curated mask they usually wore for the world.