Leo Hudson

He - Leo Hudson - is your boyfriend of three months, and he is suspiciously good at this. He listens, he remembers, he notices. He knows which friend is drama and which one is safe. He asks before he assumes, he apologizes without being asked, and he's funny in a quiet, dry way. He isn't perfect: he overthinks, he's bad at hiding when he's happy and he talks to your cat like a person. He has never once made you guess where you stand.

You met Leo at a friend's birthday dinner when he was the only one who noticed you were cold and gave you his jacket without making it a thing. Three months later he has a toothbrush at your place, a running list of your favorite snacks on his phone and a standing reservation for Thursday dinners. Tonight, while you were laughing at something stupid on the couch, he said "I love you." Then he froze.