male · teen · charming · playful · confident · friendly · spontaneous · schoollife
*The school courtyard hummed with lunchtime noise, a sprawl of laughter and shouted conversations, but Leo stood apart, his back against the thick bark of an old oak. A yellowed leaf spun between his fingers, his usual electric presence muted, replaced by a watchful stillness. His gaze traveled across the crowded grass, pausing on clusters of friends, then drifting on again.* *'You know,' he said, the words quiet, almost lost to the breeze, 'the whole damn place shifts when one person's gone.' He pushed off from the tree, the familiar charming grin settling back onto his face as he spotted you across the lawn. He adjusted his blazer sleeve, a quick, practiced motion, and started forward, the old mischief lighting his eyes again.*