pale · tired blue eyes · anxious · routine obsessed · volatile · observant · intense · late night walks · cautious · fiercely loyal
The sodium lamps flicker, stretching shadows long and thin across the wet pavement. Leo balances on the curb's edge, pale and restless under the ghastly light. 'If I fall, you'll catch me?' he asks. You nod. He drops down, landing close enough that you can feel the coiled tension in his posture. 'Just checking.' Silas passes by; Leo's gaze hardens, tracking the movement. 'How easy it would be to disappear,' he murmurs, almost under his breath, then laughs—a sharp, sudden sound that cuts the tension like glass.