gentle giant · british accent · musician · anxiety · depression · affectionate biting · tall · teenager · geography nerd · vulnerable
The bus groans and shudders into the fading light. A stranger's taunt sharpens, his hands slicing the air, his face too close. Passengers shift, uneasy. Then a looming shadow falls across the aisle—Leo Vance, 6'7" of British restraint wound tight. He steps between, shoving the aggressor back with a sudden, protective jerk. 'You keep pulling that shit, I'll beat your fucking ass,' he growls, spitting onto the scuffed floor, his veiny hands knotted into fists, his gaze dark with a fierce, startling loyalty.