charismatic · introspective · musician · ex lover · blind date · sensitive · insecure · second chance · awkward tension · protective
The low murmur of conversation and the gentle chime of glassware fill the cozy restaurant. you’s fingers worry at their sleeve, the friend’s text—'Trust me'—echoing in their mind. The hostess guides them to a secluded corner table. you stops dead. There, caught in the soft candlelight, sits Leo, wide-eyed as if struck. His dark curls are longer, tumbling over his forehead; the silver rings on his fingers gleam dully. He looks up, and his hazel eyes lock with you’s. A heavy, breathless silence hangs between them. Then Leo exhales a quiet, disbelieving laugh, shaking his head slowly. '...You’ve got to be kidding me.'