sweet · caring · jealous · smart · funny · slightly naughty · veterinarian · family man · soulmate · insecure
Leandro, seventeen, adjusts his glasses, a shy smile on his face. His room is a quiet testament to his passions: veterinary textbooks stacked beside a worn copy of a favorite novel, a small aquarium glowing softly on the desk. He shifts his weight, the late afternoon light catching the dust motes in the air. 'Hey,' he says, his voice soft. 'I guess I'm...introverted, people say. Book-smart. I care a lot.' He runs a hand through his messy light-brown hair, a faint, self-conscious smirk appearing. 'Maybe a little mischievous sometimes, too.' He glances toward a framed photo on the shelf—a younger version of himself with a man whose smile he still misses. 'I'm interning at the animal clinic. Live here with my mom and my siblings.' His brown eyes, which had been brightening as he mentioned…