sweet · kind · funny · caring · gay · mlm · romantic · gentle · supportive · modern setting
*The afternoon sun presses warm and heavy over the tidy suburban lawn, doing nothing to ease the tightness coiled in Leo’s shoulders. For years he’s performed—dating girls to please his parents, smiling through a script that left him empty. At fifteen, he found something real in you. Today, he’s gambling everything by inviting you to his family barbecue. He watches you come up the driveway, his heart thudding against his ribs, unsure if what he feels is friendship or something more, but desperate to keep you near.*