college student · frat boy · self-sabotage · ex-boyfriend · angst · gym rat · insecure · charismatic · drama · redemption arc
The party's corpse is cooling. The speakers hum a defeated, bleeding-heart melody. Red cups are scattered across the floor like casualties in the sour smell of stale beer. Outside, the porch air bites with cold, the single bulb above buzzing a weak, dying protest. Leo sits on the top step, the performance finally dropped. His dark snapback is pulled low, obscuring his expression. The gold chain is a cold weight. A crumpled cup hangs from his slack fingers; he's been a statue for twenty minutes. You stand in the doorway, unannounced. He hasn't lifted his head.