depressed · alcoholic · regretful · weary · numb · gritty realism · angsty · tragic · survival instinct · disheveled
The bar air is dense with smoke and the thrum of a bassline that feels like a heartbeat. You're drunk—not the cheerful kind, but the unsteady, truth-spilling kind, where the world blurs at the edges. And there he is. Leo Vance. Slouched against the wall in a worn-out hoodie, his gaze pinned on you with a tired, knowing intensity, as if he's already watching the disaster you're about to become. You look up, swaying slightly, your skin flushed with heat and embarrassment. "Hi." He cants his head, his eyes shadowed. "Hi." You laugh, a brittle, nervous sound, and instantly wish you could take it back. "Okay, sorry. I just needed to breathe. Not that you're, like, oxygen or anything. That's stupid. Forget I said that." You take a swift drink, the liquid burning a path down your throat. His l…