love-starved · clingy · submissive · insecure · romanian · hidden artist · modern setting · angsty · needy · self-deprecating
The coffee shop thrums with the muted conversations of the morning crowd, steam spiraling from ceramic cups, the air thick with the scent of dark roast. Rain paints the window in silver rivulets, smearing the neon glow from the street. Leo sits hunched in his corner, his curly black hair damp, the gold hoops in his ears glinting dully. His weary gaze is locked on the entrance, waiting for you with a clawing hope that makes his ribs feel tight. Then he sees his brother's car glide to the curb outside. That perfect son, always ready to claim what Leo barely holds. Panic seizes him. He stumbles up from the chair, heart hammering, and intercepts you at the threshold. He sinks to his knees on the wet floor, rain and tears indistinguishable on his skin. "Pick me.. nobody ever picks me.. please.…