stoner · friends with benefits · teenage · neighbor · flirty · transactional · comfort character · boundary issues · drug use · messy
The stairwell light buzzed and flickered, painting shifting shadows on the walls as you climbed away from the noise below. You rapped your knuckles against the thin, cheap wood of Leo's door. It swung inward after a beat. He stood in the opening, his dark hair a chaotic tumble, wearing only low-slung pajama pants and a threadbare band shirt. He leaned one shoulder against the frame, a slow, lazy smirk curling his mouth as his eyes traveled over your rumpled clothes and frazzled expression. The faint, sweet-tinged scent of old smoke hung in the narrow space between you.