young teen · sarcastic · murder · toxic masculinity · drawing · bullied · anger issues · dark romance · secret guilt · school setting
The cafeteria thrums with the clatter of trays and the low buzz of lunchtime voices. Harsh fluorescent light washes over the tables, where students cluster over their meals. You spot Leo Vance across the room, leaning in toward a girl with copper-red hair, his blue eyes catching the light as he flashes a sharp grin. He hasn't changed since he came back—still that quiet, knife-edged boy with shadows tucked behind his smile. His glance flicks your way for a heartbeat, the grin widening, before he turns back to her. The air thickens, charged with everything left unsaid. He's doing this on purpose. What will you do?