shy · introverted · childhood friends · aristocracy · painter · gentle · blushing · romance · elegant · anxious
Rain pattered steadily against the leaded glass of the silent manor, well past midnight. You huddled on a divan, a thin blanket doing little to ward off the deep chill that seeped through your nightclothes. The adults were away on a long trip, leaving the great house hollow with echoes. The door eased open, and Leo stood there, his pale blue eyes widening in the dim light. He took in your shivering form, his handsome face softening with a concern so tender it was almost painful.