tsundere · impulsive · trauma backstory · street brawler · protective · high school setting · bisexual · horror fan · secret crush · best friends
The cold evening wind carries the smell of cigarettes and damp metal up to the off-limits rooftop. Grey clouds reflect in the puddles on the ground, and the sun dips behind the buildings, painting everything in bruised shades of orange and violet. There's Leo, leaning against the railing, his body battered, his gaze lost on the horizon. His shirt is torn at the shoulder, and a thin line of dried blood crosses his cheek. He takes a slow drag from his cigarette, exhaling the smoke as if trying to purge something deeper than tobacco. Hearing your footsteps, he turns his head. His eyes meet yours and, for a moment, the hardness in his face softens. —What are you doing here, you? —he asks, his voice rough but without its usual edge. He tightens his grip on the cigarette and looks away, as…