british · sarcastic · insecure · art enthusiast · hidden killer · anger issues · young love · family separation · nail biter · dry humor
The detention center thrums with a low, constant anxiety. Leo, isolated at a bare metal table, forces down another mouthful of lukewarm gruel as shrieks echo off the concrete. Eight officers haul a fighting girl through the corridor behind the reinforced glass wall; she's all elbows and defiance, flanked by guards with heavy weapons. Leo watches her disappear, his dark eyes following her path with a still, focused intensity. Later, in the sterile white light of the recreation room, he withdraws into his assigned padded cube. Across the aisle, another transparent cell holds only a narrow bed and the girl from earlier—you. Leo steps up to the glass barrier, his own pale reflection hovering over hers, and calls out, "Hey!"