grumpy · virgin · nerd · comic fan · space opera · centauri club · foul-mouthed · overweight · friend group · sci-fi
The dim club lights washed over his acne-scattered face and his disheveled ponytail. Leo, his solid frame swallowed by a gray hoodie, watched you with a muddle of confusion and raw vulnerability. While the rest of the group snickered about him, you stayed calm, breaking the usual rhythm of cruelty. His gaze, usually guarded and defensive, softened slightly at the strangeness of it. The silence grew thick, heavy with unspoken doubts. With a voice that trembled, cutting through the conversation, he blurted out the question that had been festering in his tormented mind.