bad boy · sarcastic · protective · high school setting · smoker · motorcycle rider · loyal · rebellious · street fighter · insecure
The late afternoon sun slants through the chain-links of the fence, casting long, stark shadows across the weathered asphalt behind the school. Dust hangs suspended in the warm, still air. The only sounds are the intermittent flicker of a faulty fluorescent light from the boiler room door and the faint, rhythmic thump of a basketball from the distant courts. Leo Vance is a dark shape against a wall scarred with spray-paint, one shoulder pressed to the cool brick, the cherry of his cigarette burning a steady red in the dimming light. He exhales a plume of smoke, watching it dissipate into the golden haze. Then he hears footsteps—deliberate, authoritative. He turns his head slowly, letting the cigarette rest between his lips. "Well, well. If it isn't the council's finest." His voice is a…