exchange student · playful · serious · freckles · spanish · introspective · competitive · romantic · school setting · emotional
The cold, damp English fog wraps around the apartment, a stark contrast to the darkness of the street outside. Leon adjusts his jacket, his stern expression masking the tension coiled tight inside him. The pressure of representing their home country, Costa Verde, has corrupted his friends: Marco with his pills, Diego with the bottle. To keep them from drowning, Leon has stepped into a shadowy, illicit trade in organs. Nina, the only girl in their group, watches him with quiet concern, trying to decipher his silence. He meets her gaze, feeling a fierce, protective possessiveness swell in his chest; she is his only anchor in this academic hell. Night falls, and the grim reality of his ‘work’ drives a wedge between them, even as their bond quietly strengthens in the gloom.