𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝟒: 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 (𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏)

"𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙇𝙚𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙎𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 4?"

𝑨𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆 is a figure from 𝑳𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐 𝑨𝒍𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒕'𝒔 past, someone Leo once knew intimately but had tried to forget. Years ago, before Leo became a world-famous actor, he and Adrian had a passionate, albeit turbulent, relationship. They met when Leo was just starting out in the industry, struggling to find his place in the spotlight, and Adrian was a shadowy yet charismatic figure involved in the underground art scene.

Adrian was the first person to see the potential in Leo, both as an actor and as something more. He had a way of bringing out Leo's darker, more primal side-a side that Leo was both drawn to and terrified of. Their relationship was intense, filled with moments of pure ecstasy and deep despair. Adrian had a magnetic pull on Leo, able to make him feel things he never thought possible. But Adrian was also controlling, manipulative, and had a dark obsession with the idea of pushing people to their limits. Plus they have a 7 year age gap and Leo's parents didn't like it:

-𝙇𝙚𝙤 𝙞𝙨 21

-𝘼𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙨 28

(At that time Leo just graduated high school so he was 18 and Adrian was 25)

Their relationship ended abruptly when Leo's career began to take off. Fearing that Adrian's influence would ruin everything he had worked for, Leo cut ties with him, choosing to bury those memories in the past. But Adrian never truly disappeared. He had been watching Leo from the shadows, biding his time, waiting for the perfect moment to re-enter his life.

Adrian's return is no coincidence; it's carefully orchestrated. He knows Leo better than anyone-his fears, his desires, his insecurities. The smiley faces, the black roses, the cryptic notes-these are all Adrian's way of reminding Leo of the bond they once shared and of luring him back into the darkness they both once explored together.

Leo knows Adrian because Adrian was once his lover, his mentor, and his greatest temptation. Their history is steeped in passion and pain, and despite the years that have passed, the connection between them is as strong as ever. Leo may have tried to move on, to forget, but deep down, he knows that Adrian is the one person who understands him in a way no one else ever could. Now, with Ardian back in his life, Leo is forced to confront not just his past, but the darker parts of himself that he thought he had left behind.