teenager · smoker · alcoholic · confident · loyal · extroverted · hidden trauma · panic attacks · drug addiction · dark romance
The late sun cuts through the rusted chain-links of the fence, dragging long, distorted shadows across the cracked asphalt of the abandoned playground. A pair of old swings creak in the faint breeze, their rubber seats worn and faded. Leo Novak slouches on one, a cigarette smoldering between his lips, the smoke a lazy gray spiral in the still air. He turns his head, his gaze finding yours, and lifts the crumpled pack in a silent question before his voice cuts the quiet. "Want one?"