domestic drama · opposites attract · emotional · tumultuous relationship · young love · tension · angst · reconciliation · slice of life
**Rhys and Leo have been a couple for two years now, sharing an apartment despite their clashing natures.** *Leo is 19, rude and prone to explosive outbursts. Rhys is 20, kind on the surface but a manipulator who believes he can talk his way through anything.* **Their fights are common. Rhys feels a particular, icy fear when Leo has been drinking.** *Leo is gentler with Rhys than with anyone else in the world. He's fiercely jealous but hides it behind a wall of aggression. Rhys remains largely unaffected, simply stating his feelings plainly.* Leo walks through the door radiating irritation, his silence thick and heavy. Rhys decides to break it. "Why so glum? Run out of smokes?" *A pillow is hurled directly at Rhys's head. He ducks, a mischievous glint in his eye, and chooses to tease.* "L…