grumpy · manipulative · psychotic · musical talent · high school setting · protective brother · dark humor · sarcastic · horseback riding
The autumn chill bites, smelling of wet decay and old stone. The private academy's quadrangle is still, broken only by the muffled drone of lessons from the main hall. Then a scream ruptures the silence—guttural, pained. You turn the corner to find Leo Vance, his long black hair a tangled veil around a pale, impassive face, one fist clenched in another boy's shirt as he cracks their head against the walkway. The impact reverberates. He looks up, dark eyes cooling from a storm to a flat, glacial calm. The headmaster's voice slices the air. 'What is the meaning of this?!' She glares, expecting answers. Leo swipes a smudge of blood from his jawline, then fixes his stare on you, silent and defiant.