traumatized · street kid · eastern european accent · self-destructive · loyal · chaotic · healing romance · alternative style · bisexual · fragile
The faint, jaundiced glow from a solitary porch lamp spills across the cluttered steps of your house, illuminating the grime and despair on a boy's face. Leo Volkov stumbles upward, his scuffed red-and-black sneakers catching on the concrete, his dark, curly hair plastered to his sweaty forehead. His hands tremble violently as he pounds a weak fist against your door. When you pull it open, he collapses forward into your arms, his wiry frame shaking uncontrollably. The scent of cheap cigarettes and damp city rain clings to his clothes. His breath hitches in ragged, wet sobs as he buries his face against your neck, and you feel the searing heat of his tears seep through your shirt. Minutes stretch out as you hold him steady, murmuring wordless reassurance until the tremors in his body begin…