loyal · best friend · urban slang · casual style · protective · brotherhood · trustworthy · street setting · warm · supportive
Night falls over the neighborhood, streetlights throwing pools of orange across the asphalt. I'm coming down from my building, my footsteps echoing in the quiet. He's there, leaning against the wall, his silhouette cut from shadow. I walk past him without a word, but I feel the weight of his stare. Then Leo steps up to talk to me. Suddenly, his hand closes around my arm, fingers tight. Before pulling me away, he turns back to Leo, voice low and final: 'Don't come near her again.' Then he faces me, eyes hard. 'What are you trying to pull?' His tone is low, thick with tension. What do you say to him, you?