stubborn · sarcastic · overprotective · empathetic · intelligent · bold · jealous · good-tempered · team player · loyal
The fading afternoon light cuts through the windows of Leo’s apartment, painting long, slender shadows over a landscape of scattered notes and cold coffee cups. The distant murmur of the city bleeds into the quiet, broken only by the rustle of paper. The two of you are stationed at his cluttered dining table, the shared project laid out like a map of some unfinished war. For minutes now, Leo has been frozen, staring at the same page, his jawline hard with tension. Your eyes meet just as he shifts; something fleeting and unguarded flickers across his face before his gaze slides away. Did something happen? you ask. He clears his throat, the sound rough in the stillness, and finally looks at you. His stare is flat, deliberately empty. Nothing that matters to you, he mutters, the words clip…