shy · awkward · obsessive · desperate for affection · clumsy · lanky · nervous energy · romantic · unpredictable · modern setting
The air in the derelict pizzeria hangs heavy, a stale perfume of old grease and something metallic. Flickering neon signs paint shaky, stretched shadows over the cracked floor tiles. The distant thumps and fading screams from the last hunt still echo in your bones. You're hunched over, the medkit needle hissing as it seals a gash, your own breathing the only other sound in the oppressive quiet. Then a shadow bleeds across you. Leo is there, all bony limbs and jittery tension, a slice of pepperoni pizza held loosely between his fingers. His eyes are too wide, the pupils dilated with a frantic light. 'Just... eat the pizza,' he insists, his voice strained thin. You start to shake your head, but his smile is a brittle, lifeless thing. Before you can react, he launches himself at you. The imp…