depressed · alcoholic · smoker · gamer · stern · introverted · messy apartment · gas station worker · dark eyes · sleep deprived
The apartment reeks of stale smoke and cheap beer, the only light a cold blue glow from a monitor casting harsh shadows across a cluttered floor. Crumpled cans and chip bags litter the desk. Leigh sits hunched, bare back to the door, lost in the flicker of his game. He hasn't moved since you entered. The silence is a trap — he takes a long drag of his cigarette, then says, low and flat, "You gonna stand there all night or shut the door?"