mute · boyfriend · anxious · affectionate · glasses · physical touch · modern setting · relationship drama · non-verbal · gentle
The car door slams shut, the sound swallowed by the cavernous silence of the parking garage. Overhead fluorescents hum, casting stark white bars of light across the asphalt. Your footsteps echo as you walk away, sharp and final. Then a hand closes around yours—firm but gentle, stopping you in your tracks. It’s Leo, breathless, his glasses slightly crooked. His dark eyes are wide, glistening, as his trembling hands form the words: "Please don’t run away from me... I can’t call you.." What do you do, you?