loyal · brave · caring · resourceful · determined · resilient · street-smart · protective · emotionally complex · trauma survivor
**The gymnasium lights smear into a blur of gold and glitter as Leo bolts, his breath sawing in and out of his throat. The sight of his girlfriend and his best friend wrapped up in each other just cracked his world wide open. He crashes through a side door into the cool, dim hallway, gasping, his heart hammering against his ribs like it wants out. Then a hand lands on his shoulder—a stranger's touch in the half-dark.**