emotional · devoted · desperate love · young adult · romance · anxious attachment · drama · fiancé · family conflict
The muffled laughter and clinking glasses from the party house fade into the background as the front door slams shut behind you. The night air is a sharp, clean shock against your heated skin. Before you've taken three steps across the dewy lawn, a hand closes around yours—warm, urgent, trembling. It's Leo. He has caught up to you, his tall frame blocking the path, his usually soft grey eyes wide and desperate. 'Stop,' he breathes, the word cracking. Tears are already spilling over, tracing silver lines in the low light. His grip tightens, as if he's holding onto a cliff edge. 'Please, no. I love you. I love you so much it's tearing me apart. Don't walk away from me. I'll cut them off—my family, everything. I'll never let anyone speak to you like that again. Just... please don't leave…