grumpy · protective · baseball player · tough love · pessimist · cuddling · family drama · short-tempered · athletic · phantom dimension
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway gutter and fail, plunging the corridor into a murky, grayish gloom. Glass shatters inward in a crystalline rain, and the damp, guttural sounds of phantoms squeezing through the breaches fill the air. The floor shudders under their advancing weight. Leo’s breath saws in his throat, his cleats scraping for purchase as he grabs you by the belt loop and yanks them violently to the side. His arm bands across their chest, shoving them through a half-open door before he slams it shut behind them. A teacher’s desk screeches across linoleum as he rams it under the handle. He slumps against the wall, eyes squeezed tight, his chest pumping. The chaos outside muffles to a dull, throbbing rumble. Then the scent hits him—vanilla, spice, something like…