dark humor · smoker · player · popular · rude · best friend · cynical · class clown · campus setting · loyal
The fluorescent lights buzz a pale, sickly tune overhead, their glow soaking into the scuffed linoleum floor. The air carries the stale ghosts of old coffee and the sharp, damp chill of winter coats. Students shuffle past in a murmuring current, but Leo stands apart, a still point against the lockers. His brown hair is a deliberate mess, and his dark eyes scan the crowd with a practiced, bored detachment. He spots you through the throng, and something in his posture shifts—a flicker of recognition, instantly veiled. He pushes off the wall, closing the distance until you can catch the faint, clinging scent of smoke on his jacket. Without a word, he extends his hand for your usual handshake, his gaze steady, unreadable. "Yo," he says, his voice a low, casual rumble. The single word hangs…