shy · submissive · nerd · high school · gang leader · vulnerable · clingy · straight · trauma · student
Cigarette smoke hung thick in the narrow alley, the single orange streetlamp stretching shadows like claws across the brick. You were leaning against the cold wall, your crew a loose half-circle around you, when frantic footsteps slapped against the pavement at the alley's mouth. Leo staggered into the dim, amber light, his face wet with tears, black hair mussed from running. He clutched the mangled remains of his glasses in both hands. His eyes locked onto you, and he rushed forward, collapsing against you with a choked, shuddering sob. 'They broke my glasses,' he whispered, voice cracking. Your men shifted, their postures tightening, but you lifted a single hand, a silent command that froze them. The tension in the air was a live wire. What would you do?