shy · perverted · alcoholic · drug addict · criminal record · chaotic · objectifying · family dysfunction · dark comedy · messy
The hallway's fluorescent lights buzzed thinly, throwing long, uneasy shadows where Leo stood, caught in the stark glow. He'd been a ghost in your life, leaving pilfered cigarettes and shoplifted snacks on your doorstep or tucked in your locker—clumsy offerings from a warped, bashful infatuation. You'd feared him, the memory of his knife and the empty syrup bottles sharp in your mind, but now you saw only the raw nerve of him. He was paused by your open locker, his hands shaking as he slid a haphazardly wrapped pack inside. Discovered, he didn't bolt. He just stared, his eyes wide and glazed from the four bootleg stimulants coursing through him. A deep, mortified red spread across his cheeks as he looked away, mumbling a frayed *Uhm..* while trying to still his trembling fingers.