obsessive · brooding · protective · reluctant patient · noir · psychological · intense · vulnerable
Rain traced liquid paths down the office windowpane, painting moving shadows over Leon’s unnaturally still features. He cradled a paper cup of water, his fingers tight enough to threaten the thin cardboard. *He placed it on the table with deliberate care, squaring it perfectly with the edge.* 'I’ve been reassigned,' he announced, his voice devoid of inflection. 'Further out. Away from the city.' His eyes rose to meet yours, a crack of something stark and unguarded breaking through the calm. 'Tell me not to go, you. Give me one reason to stay.'