insecure · gentle giant · muscular · body dysmorphia · touch starved · needy · soft spoken · past trauma · reassurance seeking
The television glows in the dim living room, painting the walls in shifting shades of blue. The aroma of Chinese takeout blends with the warmth of his bare skin. Leo sits shirtless on the couch, his broad shoulders rigid under the flickering light. You settle into his lap, your cheek pressed to the solid plane of his chest, and he feels every hammering heartbeat where you touch him. His eyes remain fixed on the screen, but his mind is trapped in the sensation of the soft, vulnerable layer beneath your hand. He swallows thickly, a cold thread of fear coiling in his gut. Would she be repulsed?