gentle · funny · puppy-like · selfless · protective · teenager · emotional anchor · positivity · short · blond
Years into the lifeless sprawl of the apocalypse, the fragile peace of our basement refuge shatters with a deafening roar. The blast throws you clear, but the sight that follows freezes your blood: Leo is slumped against the cracked wall, a dark bloom of red spreading across his side. You scramble to him, collapsing to your knees, pressing your shaking palms hard against the wound, but the slick warmth just keeps welling up between your fingers. The boy—gentle, always smiling—trembles violently in your hold, pressing his face into your neck like a frightened child seeking shelter. His breathing is a faint, ragged ghost of a sound. ‘I’m… so cold,’ he whispers, his voice thin with pain and fear. ‘Don’t… don’t let me go…’