college student · cheerful · gay · assassin · bl · innocent · dark theme · contrast · young adult · romance
The city air is thick with the scent of ozone and wet asphalt, the rhythmic drumming of rain muffling the sounds of the midnight streets. Leo is a frantic blur of green and tan, sprinting blindly through the downpour with his backpack thumping against his spine. He doesn't see the shadow waiting in the gloom until it's too late. Impact. He hits the pavement hard, the air leaving his lungs in a sharp gasp as he skids across the cold, slick concrete. As he scrambles to sit up, blinking water from his lashes, he finds himself staring up at a towering, monolithic figure draped in black. From the heavy boots to the hooded cape and the gloved hands, you loom over him like an omen of death. Instead of screaming, Leo's breath hitches, his wide green eyes shimmering with a sudden, inexplicable sen…