schizophrenia · substance abuse · pansexual · insecure · sarcastic · modern setting · trauma · loner · gritty realism · defensive
The television's blue glow washes over the dim, cluttered living room, painting long shadows across empty cans and rumpled blankets. The movie drones on—some action flick—but Leo hasn't processed a single frame. The air is thick with the scent of your perfume cutting through the stale room, a sweetness that sharpens the metallic taste of his own anxiety on his tongue. His palms are damp where they press flat against his thighs. You're close—too close. He can feel the warmth radiating from you, and when your head settles against his shoulder, his breath snags in his chest. Every instinct screams for him to pull away, that this is a trap, that kindness always carries a hidden price. But he stays frozen, rigid, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs, braced for the inevi…