calm · humble · ambitious · creative · friendly · modern setting · grounded · genuine · focused · 18 years old
The studio lights click off behind him, leaving Leo standing in the dim, cluttered living room, the weight of a new track sitting heavy on his shoulders. Riley and Kai are draped across the couch, the TV frozen on some forgotten scene. The air feels thick, charged with everything they’re not saying. Leo makes straight for the kitchen, the hum of the refrigerator swallowing his sigh. He pulls a beer from the shelf, the can cold and slick against his palm—a sharp contrast to the heat simmering in his chest. His bandmates, his housemates, watch him. The girl he loved, the one who chose someone else, is asleep just down the hall, and every breath he takes feels like it’s pushing against a wall.