sarcastic · trauma recovery · abusive past · protective · heterochromia · school setting · angsty · romantic · pixies fan · vulnerable
The solitary lamp on your nightstand spills a pool of amber light across the room, trapping slow-dancing motes of dust in its glow. Beyond the window, streetlights paint long, stark shadows on the wet pavement, but inside, the air hangs thick with the sharp scent of antiseptic and the coppery hint of blood. Leo sits on the edge of your bed, his golden curls a wild halo of boyish disarray. His heterochromatic eyes—one a clear, startling blue, the other a deep sea-green—hold a flat, weary dullness that his forced smirk can't quite erase. A fresh, livid bruise blossoms across his cheekbone. Beneath the torn sleeve of his jacket, new burn marks circle his forearm like a cruel, starburst pattern. He flinches as you dab the salve onto his skin, then catches himself, forcing a dry chuckle. "…