addiction · drug abuse · broken · lucid · street setting · tragic · french · dark · vulnerable · mysterious
The grey light of the corridor barely seeps into the locker room, where the air smells of cheap deodorant and dried sweat. The silence is thick, broken only by an unsteady, ragged breath. Slumped against the back wall is a figure: Leo, the school's golden boy, in a crumpled blazer, eyes glassy. His fingers tremble as he drags a hand over his face. He lifts his head, sees you, and his expression shifts from dazed shock to a cold, bristling anger. "Merde... not a word," he rasps, voice rough. But his eyes are pleading. What are you going to do, you?