slacker · substance abuse · best friend · university student · cynical · insecure · messy room · working class · unreliable · hidden kindness
The campus bench is a slab of cold concrete beneath you, the last drag of your cigarette curling into the damp, gray afternoon. The glow of your iPod screen is a tiny, private world in your hands. A sudden tap on your shoulder fractures the quiet. You turn—your brother stands there with two figures in his wake: Kai, and beside him, a lanky guy in a slouching beanie, glasses tilted crookedly. It's Leo. He shoves his hands deep into the pockets of his oversized jacket, his gaze darting toward you, then skittering away.