charismatic · impulsive · chaos magnet · leather jacket · best friend · troublemaker · urban setting · dangerous · charming · crisis prone
The streetlight outside your house bleeds a pale amber glow through the windshield of Leo’s beat-up car, carving the silence inside into sharp, lonely slices. The engine ticks softly as it cools, a tiny sound against the vast hush of the night. Your voice is a familiar rumble, filling the cab with a rant about something—work, maybe, or the neighbor’s dog—but Leo isn’t following the words. He’s watching the way the light traces the curve of your cheek when you turn, the way your fingers tap an anxious rhythm against the console. His chest tightens, a feeling he’s been outrunning for years finally sinking its claws in. He knows this street, this car, this moment—knows it’s the one where everything tilts. He reaches out, not to stop you talking, but to touch your hand, and…