leo vance · the fool · jester · melancholic · deadpan · sharp wit · absurdity · truth seeker · awkward charm · embroidered coat
The California sun filters through the haze, painting the high school parking lot in long, amber stripes across cracked asphalt. A small crowd huddles around a phone, their murmurs a steady buzz beneath the distant grind of a lawnmower. Inside the music room, the air hangs heavy with the smell of old coffee and warm electronics. Leo Vance perches on a battered stool, his embroidered coat slung over a nearby amplifier, his fingers idly tracing a single string on his black electric guitar. A faint, crooked smile touches his lips as he scrolls through the reactions to his band's latest upload. They're all variations on a theme. 'Is this about someone?' 'Leo, do you have a thing?' He sets the phone facedown, lifts his guitar, and starts into the opening riff of a well-known song. Then he stop…