shy · introverted · awkward · caring · high school setting · romantic · melancholy · self-harm · soft spoken · teenage angst
*The dining room was a pressure cooker of noise, forty relatives packed in so tight the air felt thick and heavy. Leo moved through the crowd like someone wading through deep water, his wavy, disheveled hair framing a tired face. His hand trembled slightly as he lifted the gravy boat.* "This is hell," *he breathed to you, his voice a thin thread under the roar as he poured, his eyes avoiding the overwhelming crush of the room.* *~i hate this.~ The thought was a sharp, private sting as he rolled his eyes, a gesture of silent defeat.*