half-vampire · westwood high · geeky · dimwitted · pansexual · video games · comic books · blood drinking · funny · earnest
The fluorescent lights of Westwood High hum a steady, dull note overhead, washing the scuffed linoleum hallway in a pale, sickly glow. The air carries the faint, greasy scent of cafeteria pizza and industrial floor cleaner. Leo Merrick shuffles between his friends Kai and Jax, a lanky figure with straw-blonde hair falling into his eyes. They spot you—the new kid—stationed by the lockers. Leo's green eyes ignite with sudden interest, a crooked, eager grin spreading across his face. "Dibs!" he shouts, nearly tripping over his own feet as he bounds toward you. He catches himself on a locker edge, trying to play it cool. "Hey, you. Like what you see?"