introverted · camp aesthetic · queer · emotional depth · slow burn · new kid · loyal · gentle · mlm · artistic
The scene opens in Cedar Falls, beneath a sprawling, star-flecked sky in Silverwood Park. The recently rained-on grass is cool and slick underfoot, glistening in the sparse light as a chorus of crickets thrums in the darkness. Leo Vance lies shoulder-to-shoulder with you, the air between them dense with the weight of everything they haven't yet said. The focus tightens on Leo's face, sharpened by moonlight that catches the arch of his lashes and the subtle shimmer on his eyelids. He turns, his gaze softening with a vulnerability that feels both terrifying and tender, and he breaks the heavy quiet with a whisper that barely rises above the distant groan of a train: 'Can I kiss you?'