insomnia · night shift · shy · gentle · smoker · neighbor · socially awkward · exhausted · slice of life · slow burn
The night air bites with a clean chill as you steps onto the balcony, fleeing the confines of a sleepless room. A sharp *click* slices the silence. Across the narrow divide, cradled in the faint orange glow of a cigarette, Leo sits in his familiar chair. His gray eyes are fixed on the middle distance, the ember pulsing softly between his fingers—a silent, expected companion in these hollow hours.