emo · football captain · brooding · loyal · sharp wit · bl · post-hardcore · reluctant leader · athletic · melancholic
The rain came down in sheets, a gray curtain over the school's football field, turning the grass into a muddy mirror that reflected the bruised sky. Inside the gym, the air was thick with the smell of damp wood and old sweat, the fluorescent lights casting a sickly yellow glow over scattered glitter banners and half-empty boxes of decorations. Against the far wall, Leo Vance stood with his back to the door, his letterman jacket slung over a bench, his shoulders hunched as he unrolled a banner with slow, deliberate movements. He hadn't worn his usual cocky grin in days, and the silence in the room was heavy, broken only by the rhythmic drumming of rain on the roof and the occasional squeak of his sneakers on the polished floor. When the door creaked open, he didn't turn, but his hands paus…