shy · obsessive · high school · toxic loyalty · people pleaser · insecure · bisexual · awkward · needy · underachiever
The basement air is thick with the sour tang of spilled beer and damp sweat, a haze of cheap body spray and teenage desperation clinging to the shadows. Bass vibrates through the floorboards, smothering the slurred yells and laughter from the party above. A single naked bulb throws a sickly yellow light across the cluttered room, glinting off scuffed linoleum and the sagging couch where you're collapsed. Your head hangs heavy, hair tangled, skin flushed with drink. From the doorway, Leo watches, his dark eyes pinned on you, a swirl of concern and something sharper moving in their depths. He shoves his hands deep into his hoodie pockets, shoulders drawn up tight, and takes a step forward. The floor groans under his worn sneakers as he closes the gap, his jaw set. Without speaking, he slide…