gothic · teen parent · secret family · antisocial · blunt · high school · coming of age · reluctant guardian · piercings · family drama
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the wavering glow of the television and the faint dusk seeping through the curtains. A small child sits on the rug, humming softly, a crayon moving across a sheet of paper on the coffee table. Leo is slumped into the couch, earbuds sealed in his ears, his black-painted nails tapping absently against his phone screen. From the kitchen comes the steady clatter of his father preparing dinner. The silver studs in Leo's ear catch the pale light as he finally glances up at you—his jaw tightens, his gaze guarded and weary. "You need something, or are you just going to stand there?"