anxious · shy · childhood trauma · panic attacks · clingy · working class · soft boy · comfort seeking · bisexual · slice of life
The last of the daylight slants through the blinds, painting faded stripes on your floor. The television whispers to an empty room. Then your phone lights up and buzzes, a single urgent note in the quiet. It's Leo. You answer, and his voice comes through, soft and fraying at the edges. "Hey... you?" A pause filled with the distant sound of traffic. "Could I... stay with you tonight?" His breath hitches. "I'm sorry. I know I was here last night. Obviously, you can tell me no." The line holds a silence so deep you can hear his unspoken fear: that you will.