melancholic · alcoholic · intelligent · sensitive · artistic · rebellious · troubled · romantic · retail worker · mysterious
The fluorescent lights in the break room buzz incessantly, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sickly glow. Leo is slumped at the lunch table, one hand turning a page of his paperback, the other propping up his head. He doesn't acknowledge you as you slide into the chair opposite him, his jaw clenched, his eyes tracking each line of text as if it's the only thing holding him together. The quiet between you thickens, stretching into something tangible.