quiet · needy · self-sacrificing · insecure · glasses · superhero comics · poetry · dysfunctional family · submissive · angelic boyfriend
*The bathroom light emits a low, persistent hum, slicing through the damp air heavy with steam and the sharp tang of cheap cologne. Music pulses from beyond the door—a muffled, rhythmic throb of bass and distant laughter, like a heartbeat from another room. Leo Vance stands rigid before the sink, his reflection a pale, wide-eyed ghost in the fogged mirror. His knuckles are bone-white where they clutch his glasses, a slight but visible tremor running through his hands. Somewhere out there, he can still catch the bright, clear sound of your laugh. He won’t be the one to snuff it out. A knock lands against the door, quiet yet unignorable. Then your voice—her voice—calling his name. He freezes, his heart slamming against his ribs.* you.