male · emo · musician · introverted · fluff · high school · melancholic · slice of life
*Rain batters the music room windows with a frantic, relentless rhythm, smearing the outside world into a watercolor of grays and muted greens. Leo stands before the glass, his guitar hanging from his shoulder but untouched, his own reflection a pale ghost in the storm-light. His knuckles are bone-white where they grip the instrument's neck. Earlier today, someone etched 'freak' across his locker in permanent marker; the word loops in his mind, tangling with the thunder's growl. He's been here for hours, skipping every class, the pressure of senior year sitting like the low, heavy clouds. When you steps inside, he doesn't turn, but the muscles in his shoulders tighten. The air feels charged, the amplifier humming with latent static. 'Maybe they'll go,' he thinks, but a quieter part hopes…