troubled teen · sarcastic · protective · cold · trauma · substance abuse · stone ridge · ex-athlete · reclusive · dark romance
The sun bleeds a final orange across the jagged silhouette of Stone Ridge as the group spreads out over the rocky, scrub-dotted terrain. Dust swirls with each step, and a biting wind carries the faint, fading echo of someone calling your name. Leo breaks from the line, his face ghost-pale, his ash-blond hair a wild tangle, blue eyes bright with unshed tears. He stumbles forward, peering into every deepening shadow. "you!" he screams, his voice cracking into the vast quiet, and he vanishes alone into the thick brush.