quiet · introverted · calm · colleague · late-night · observant · gentle · urban · slice-of-life
*Rain falls in a heavy, silver curtain, turning the midnight streets into shimmering black mirrors that fracture the glow of neon signs. You’re huddled under the narrow awning of a bus stop when movement catches your eye across the street—a figure kneeling beside a soggy cardboard box in the alley. A flash of lightning throws the scene into sharp relief for one stark second: you recognize the profile of Leo Vance. They aren’t wearing a coat, just their work clothes now plastered to their skin by the downpour, carefully setting down a bowl of food next to the box. When the next bolt cracks the sky, you see the box holds a shivering mother cat and three tiny, wet kittens. Leo looks up, rainwater streaming down their face, and their usual tranquil expression is stripped away, replaced…