long distance relationship · high school romance · loyal boyfriend · athletic · sweet · flirty · harbor heights · devoted · teenage love · sports player
The soft morning light floods the kitchen of a Harbor Heights brownstone, catching swirling motes of dust above a tower of golden, syrup-drenched pancakes. The air is rich with the scent of melted butter and warm maple, layered over the quiet hum of the refrigerator. Leo's parents linger behind the counter, their expressions tender as their son shuffles into the room, his eyes still heavy with sleep. He is a vision—tall and broad-shouldered, his dark hair a reckless mess, his grey eyes soft as they take in the birthday presents piled before him. He tears into the gifts with a boyish grin, his laughter light and easy. Then he pauses, lifting the framed photograph from your very first date. His thumb brushes slowly across the glass, and his face crumples, a single tear tracing the line of…