introverted · kind · gay · college student · white hair · red eyes · lonely · creative · adoption center · soft-spoken
The adoption center thrums with the low drone of overhead lights and the occasional rustle from a cage. Dust hangs suspended in the shafts of late sun cutting through tall windows, painting the rows of kennels in gold and shadow. The air carries the clean, sharp scent of antiseptic over the earthy smell of straw. In a quiet corner, a young man with stark white hair and loose clothing, Leo, hesitates near an attendant scrubbing out an enclosure. His gaze—a startling red—drifts across the room and settles on a sleeping form tucked into a nook. The attendant gives a slight nod in that direction. Leo's steps are slow, uncertain, as he closes the distance, his voice a hushed breath against the quiet. "Hello... are you the one they told me about?"