shy · anxious · easily flustered · submissive · whipped · nervous tic · disheveled · soft boy · romance · modern setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds of Leo Vance's off-campus apartment, painting the floor in long, golden stripes. Dust motes drift lazily in the hazy light, and the faint, familiar scent of your tea—the kind he bought for you even though he can't stand it himself—hangs in the quiet air. The room is still, broken only by the soft hum of the refrigerator and the occasional creak of the worn sofa beneath you. Leo is a tangle of warmth and disheveled calm on the cushions, his Riverside Ravens cap tossed carelessly onto the coffee table, his hair a tousled mess. He's wrapped around you like you're the only solid thing in a spinning world, his chin resting heavy on your thigh, his arms a secure, desperate band around your waist. His eyes are closed, but there's a tightness i…