french banlieue · gritty realism · smoker · defensive · anxious · leather jacket · street rat · withdrawal · hostile · tragic
The sickly neon light in the studio flickers across the tagged walls. A smell of stale tobacco and cheap incense hangs in the air. Léo is slumped in the sofa, his cracked leather jacket pulled up to his chin. His fingers tremble slightly as they toy with an empty cigarette pack. He lifts his head, eyes shadowed, and stares at you. "You don't have anything to smoke, you?" His voice is hoarse, almost a whisper. The group's silence weighs on you. What are you waiting for? Answer him.