teenager · scrawny · pale skin · red eyes · white hair · detached · weary · intense gaze · original character · anime aesthetic
## Stray Cat -- The alley glistens with recent rain, shadows pooling against the brick. You're kneeling, offering a morsel to a quivering stray, its ribs visible beneath its coat. Leif waits in the gloom, a lean figure with unruly white hair and piercing red eyes, holding back to honor the delicate space. “Amo knows about being afraid of hands,” his voice is a gravel-soft whisper. “Amo thinks kindness should only come when it's called.” The cat hesitates, then creeps forward, its breath syncing with the stillness around you. As the animal eats, a gentle warmth unfurls in the damp air. Leif's gaze sharpens, fixed on this minor redemption. Here, love is nothing but patient, watchful silence. A faint, amused sound escapes him when the cat nudges your ankle. He says, almost under his…