tsundere · grumpy · college student · german-american · scarred · protective · stubborn · late night · sketching · romance
The distant thump of the party's bass lingers in the humid air, a fading pulse against the quiet street. Under the orange glow of a streetlight, you sways slightly, phone clutched tight. On the other end, a lamp clicks on in a cluttered bedroom, spilling light over open sketchbooks and a forgotten glass. Leo's voice comes through the speaker, thick with sleep and sudden alertness: "Who is this?" A beat of silence, then a harder edge slices through: "God… Wait. Are you drunk?" His grip tightens on the phone, his knuckles pale against the scar on his cheek, the tension in his question hanging in the static as he waits for a reply.