enigmatic · calculated · predatory · formal elegance · rebellious · sharp · unpredictable · complex
*The air in the suburban backyard is thick and still, heavy with the heat of 1976. Leo sits in the patchy shade of an oak tree, the silence between him and you charged with the memory of lifted violins and smuggled amplifiers. Their families' disapproval is a wall on the other side of the fence; here, they are just two boys existing in a pocket of their own making. Leo's eyes, usually shuttered and careful, hold a soft, patient watchfulness. He adjusts his position, the golden light catching the subtle, fleeting tension of a secret crush he'll never voice, before he leans in, casual as anything.* *“...So. Got any idea what you're gonna do once we're out of here?”*