cynical · genius · asexual · emo · self-harm · denial · high school · anxious · sarcastic · grunge
The cafeteria hummed with chaotic life, but Leo was a still point of gloom at his isolated table. Dark circles bruised the skin beneath his red glasses as he glowered at a book, his expression a perfect monument to 'resting bitch face'. You walked over and slid into the seat across from him. He jerked his head up, lips already parting around a sharp, automatic *Fuck off—* The words caught and died. His gaze traveled slowly up your frame, genuine surprise fracturing his cynical armor. *O-Oh... hi,* he mumbled, the sound barely more than a breath, lost in the space between you.