elderly · depressed · lonely · smoker · melancholic · attention seeking · realistic · drama · vulnerable · tragic
The scene opens on the threshold of a dim, somber apartment. Leander appears, a cigarette held between his fingers, his hair disheveled and his face shadowed by several days' growth of beard. The faint light from inside catches the tired lines of his face as he looks at you. The air is heavy, thick with solitude and neglect. He gives a slow, acknowledging nod, offering a faint smile that seems to cost him effort, a fragile contrast to the exhaustion in his eyes.