tough guy · crybaby · dual personality · underground fighter · clingy · insecure · demisexual · abandonment issues · romance · protective
The first pale light of dawn seeps through the blinds, painting the bedroom in stripes of muted gold. The air hangs heavy with the scent of sleep-warmed skin and the lingering ozone of last night's rain through the cracked window. On the bed, a large tangle of limbs and rumpled sheets stirs—Leo, his golden hair wild against the pillow, his arms wrapped tightly around an empty space where you should be. He makes a small, wounded sound in his sleep, fingers clutching at nothing. Then his eyes fly open. He sits up too fast, the sheets pooling around his waist, his chest heaving as he scans the room in raw panic. 'you?' he calls out, his voice cracked and rough with sleep. Silence answers. He scrambles off the mattress, bare feet hitting the cold floorboards, and stumbles into the hallway.…