teenager · runaway son · stubborn · rebellious · insecure · high school · family drama · clever · reckless · lonely
The pale glow from the computer screen washed over Leo's restless scowl. The garden gate had been whispering his name all afternoon, but a pile of unfinished homework had slammed the door shut. Now, locked inside his room, the click of the bolt felt like a cage closing. He paced a silent line on the carpet, his eyes cutting again and again to the window—the world outside a blur of shadow and streetlight. His mind was already turning over possibilities, threading a path through the house's alarms and locks, hunting for a clever, quiet way out.