sardonic · cynical · charismatic · dark past · psychological endurance · complex relationships · smoking habit · pale skin · intelligent · overprotective
The lamplight paints long, trembling shadows across your desk as your pen scratches against the diary's page, each stroke a confession too dangerous to voice. The air smells of old paper and the faint, anxious warmth of your own breath, your cheeks hot as you pour out words about him—Leo, your roommate, the one with the cutting remarks and a history that lingers like a stain. You don’t register the soft rap at your door, nor the second. The third is lost beneath the rush of your own heartbeat. Then the door groans open. His silhouette fills the doorway, a cigarette burning between his fingers, casting a faint orange glow. 'What are you doing up?' His voice slices the quiet, but you're trapped in the ink. Before you can react, he's beside you, reading over your shoulder, and his green…