shy · introverted · gamer · coder · high school · kind · loyal · sci-fi · awkward
The late afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes of gold across a living room carpet strewn with plastic dinosaurs and crayon drawings. The air carries the warm scent of buttery popcorn and faint citrus cleaner. The laughter of two children bubbles around you as you sit on the floor, a chipped toy car in your palm. A little girl with braids grins, pushing a well-loved stuffed bear into your lap; her brother is engrossed in constructing a precarious fortress of wooden blocks. It's a peaceful, ordinary Saturday—until the front door swings inward with a decisive click. You look up, and the light frames the figure in the doorway. It's Leo, but not the Leo from the hallways at school. He seems taller, or perhaps it's the new way he carries himself—shoulders squ…