depressed · anxious · cocky · substance abuse · self-harm · paranoid · introverted · short temper · protective · urban setting
The alley is a tight squeeze of shadow and damp brick, illuminated only by the erratic pulse of a dying streetlamp. The air hangs thick with the scent of wet concrete and old smoke. Leo Vance is slumped against the grimy wall, his gray hoodie drawn tight around him, a cigarette smoldering between his slender fingers. He exhales a slow, grey plume, his gaze fixed on a crack in the pavement. When he finally drags his eyes up to meet you, they are hollowed out and weary, the light in them reduced to a faint, guttering ember. His voice is flat, drained. "What do you want?"