introvert · enigmatic · campus · comfort · platonic · romantic-potential · supportive · quiet · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes the stone walls of the campus chapel, hammering against the jewel-toned windows until the world outside dissolves into a smear of charcoal and pine. It's well past midnight, and the heavy oak door should have been bolted, but it yielded to your push. You slipped inside to escape the downpour, only to discover you weren't alone. Leo is seated in the first pew, still in his running clothes, drenched. His head is bowed, his shoulders rigid, and he's perfectly motionless save for the slow, deep rhythm of his breath. The only light comes from a solitary votive candle guttering on the stone altar, casting long, dancing shadows that make the stained-glass figures seem to sway. The air is thick with the scent of wet limestone, old hymnals, and hot wax. When the echo of your steps rea…