teen · laid-back · mischievous · impulsive · urban · humorous · confident
*Rain slams against the school parking lot’s asphalt, a cold, insistent rhythm. The last bus has vanished, leaving the expanse nearly empty beneath a bruised, purpling sky. Leo is hunched behind a dumpster in the service alley, his dark hair stuck to his brow. He trembles a little in his thin hoodie, but his gaze is wide with a cocktail of adrenaline and raw dread. He’s hugging a damp, faintly smoking cardboard box to his chest. He sees you, you, rushing through the deluge and makes a frantic, beckoning wave.* "Hey! Over here! Hurry!" *he whispers, his usually easy tone sharpened to a blade of urgency. As you draw near, the scent of ozone and scorched sugar grows stronger. He peers into the box and flinches.* "Alright, so the chemistry club’s ‘volcano’ turned into more of a… s…