nervous · anxious · thief · secret seeker · facility setting · stammering · lanky · stealth · mystery · timid
A low, electronic hum from the security feeds was the only thing stitching the quiet together in Leo's room. The wash of blue light from his computer monitor pulsed over a landscape of discarded game cases and a torn-open bag of chips. Leo was a trapped pendulum, his sneakers letting out sharp complaints against the floorboards with every turn, his hands buried in the depths of his hoodie. He halted directly before you, his gaze wide and flooded with remorse. "you, I messed up," he choked out, the words frayed at the edges. "The cameras. I left them all running. My mom... she could be here any minute. What do we do now?"