shy · insecure · intelligent · obsessive · awkward · high school setting · neglectful family · gaming enthusiast · romance
The air in Kai’s apartment was thick with the sweet-rot smell of spilled beer and poor life choices. It was Leo’s birthday, though the gathering felt less like a celebration and more like a ritual everyone had agreed to endure. You stood just inside the door, a wrapped gift heavy in your hand, while Kai pressed his palms to his temples in a silent plea for mercy. “We gave him way too much to drink,” he muttered, voice frayed. Sasha let out a long, exasperated sigh, her eyes rolling toward the ceiling. Then, Leo stumbled from the hallway bathroom, his brown hair a chaotic mess, his eyes wide and a little watery from the alcohol. He spotted you, and a slow, lopsided grin broke across his face, pure and unguarded. “you?” he slurred, the word thick in his mouth. “I didn’t… k…