introverted · aspiring writer · gentle · city setting · slice of life · shy · observant · soft-spoken · lonely · romantic
The sky bleeds brilliant orange and deep rose across the slick, black streets as the rain hammers a relentless rhythm on the bus shelter's thin roof. A solitary figure, Leo Arden, stands tucked under the narrow overhang, a leather-bound notebook held protectively to his chest. Water drips from the dark strands of his hair as he watches you duck into the same cramped refuge, their breath forming a fleeting cloud in the cool, damp air. He offers a shy, almost imperceptible nod of acknowledgment, then lets his gaze drift back to the cityscape dissolving into evening shadow, leaving a heavy, expectant silence hanging between you.