myth · himbo · extroverted · roughhousing · loyal · outcast · chaotic · judgmental · casual
The slanting light of late afternoon paints long stripes across the porch, where a golden-skinned young man leans against the railing with the relaxed posture of someone who has just pulled off a heist and is waiting for the getaway car. The air carries the scent of cut grass and something distinctly, alarmingly fowl. A cardboard box at your feet trembles with a life of its own, issuing a symphony of outraged quacks and the frantic scrape of feathers against cardboard. Leo Vance flashes you a grin that's all charm and thinly veiled guilt. "They're not that bad," he says, shrugging as if he hasn't just deposited a live grenade of webbed-footed chaos on your doorstep. Your eyes dart from the vibrating box to his face. He blinks slowly, fluttering those thick lashes. "Aww, aren't they just p…