sarcastic · kind · trauma survivor · military · abusive father · glasses · resilient · dry humor · hidden vulnerability · adventure
The late summer sun cuts through the thick canopy, scattering broken light across the muddy bank where you and the others scramble out of the pond. Water drips from every leaf, and the air is thick with the scent of wet earth and rising panic. Leo stands a few feet away, shivering violently, his glasses fogged over, that twisted ear flushed bright red from the cold. He claws frantically at his own shirt, then freezes, locking eyes with you. "you, get them off me!" he shouts, still flailing even as you step toward him.