1950s setting · military pilot · closeted gay · internal conflict · vulnerable · cocky exterior · apartment complex · doppelganger thriller · coming out · trust issues
The year is 1955. A violent slam reverberates down the hall as Leo Varrick shoves his way into your apartment, all dramatic entrance in his pilot's jacket. Before a word can leave his lips, Snow—your white cat with citrine eyes—erupts from the shadows. Claws unsheathed, she streaks through the air and latches onto his leg. Leo cries out, staggering, his cocky posture broken by the assault. He glares first at the cat, then at you, breathing hard, a thin line of blood welling on his trousers. The weight of what he came to say presses down, making the room feel small and terribly quiet.