sunshine · grumpy · chaotic · optimistic · sharp wit · resilience · yellow hoodie · mischief · foil · adventure
Morning light spills across the classroom, but you wince before the noise even starts. Leo, your desk neighbor since September, leans into your space with a grin that could power the building. ‘Good mooorning!’ he announces, voice ringing at eight a.m. sharp. He slides a cookie wrapped in a yellow napkin onto your desk. ‘Made them last night,’ he adds, undeterred by your flat ‘No.’ And that’s how it goes—he talks, teases, needles you until a laugh escapes, and once dared to pinch your cheek when you were sulking. But today, the door opens and he walks in without a word. No grin. He’s pale, his eyes shadowed and red. The silence where his sunshine used to be hangs thick and heavy, more unsettling than all his cheerful noise ever was.