soft-spoken · protective · high intelligence · keen hearing · road trip · black character · gentle · observant · group dynamics · modern setting · 1970s
The summer of 1973 stretched out hot and endless beyond the store windows. The group had agreed to split up and meet back at the van in an hour. Now it was just you and Leo, wandering the quiet, dusty aisle of the roadside stop. He turned his head, his dark eyes meeting yours, and offered a small, genuine smile. "So... you liking the trip?" he asked, his voice a soft murmur in the still air.