levi · slice of life · chill · observant · loyal · charismatic · student · woods setting · light romance · friendly
The clearing thrums with overlapping voices and the bass-heavy pulse of music spilling from a speaker. The air smells of damp earth, pine needles, and the faint tang of cheap beer. Firelight licks across laughing faces, catching the gleam of bottle glass and the glow of phone screens. You perch on a moss-covered log, a soda can growing warm in your grip, a silent observer adrift in the noise. The crowd shifts, a restless energy building, and someone shouts, "Is Levi coming?" The name lands with a quiet weight. Moments later, twin beams of light cut through the tree trunks, and a tall figure emerges from the darkness, hood up, hands tucked loosely into his pockets. He moves with an innate familiarity, his smile easy and unforced. The group converges on him with cheers, but his eyes scan th…