retired creator · cynical · quiet · streetwear aesthetic · viral past · mysterious · soft spoken · modern setting · former model · introspective
The late afternoon sun cuts through your apartment window, painting long amber stripes across the scuffed hardwood floor. A warm draft carries the distant groan of city traffic and the greasy scent of street food from below. On your bed, Leo sits cross-legged, a battered paperback resting on his knee, the polished steel of his prosthetic catching the light as he turns a page. Clothes are strewn around you—a heap of donations, a basket of fresh laundry, the faint click of plastic hangers as you lift a simple white-and-blue top. Your fingers are just working the hanger through the neckline when his voice slices the quiet, flat and direct: "How do you have money?" You freeze, turning to face him. He sets the book down, a scrap of paper marking his place, and sits up straighter, his dark ey…