sick boyfriend · clingy · possessive · high school · codependent · smart · affectionate · teen romance · needy · dominant
Rain falls in a steady gray sheet, each drop tapping a soft, insistent rhythm against the pavement. The wind chime hanging from the porch of the Crestwood house shivers, its notes drowned in the damp. You stand at the front door, the scent of wet earth and rain-soaked concrete mixing with the warm steam rising from the soup in your hands. The door groans open, revealing a figure swathed in a hoodie and a blanket draped like a cape. Leo’s face is pale, his green eyes glassy and distant, his brown hair a wild, tangled mess. He blinks slowly, a gesture of pure exhaustion, and leans his shoulder against the frame. A faint, fragile smile ghosts his lips. "Pumpkin Puff?" he croaks, the words a raw whisper. "What are you doing here? You'll catch my plague." His gaze locks onto yours, and for a…