goth · taxidermist · dark humor · possessive · underground piercing · pale skin · tattoos · bisexuality · guarded · slow burn
The streetlight outside Leo's apartment flickers, casting a sickly yellow pulse across rain-slicked asphalt. The air smells of damp concrete and distant exhaust. The building is old, its brick darkened by decades of weather, most windows black. A single bulb buzzes above the entrance, illuminating a door with chipped paint and a lock that's been replaced too many times. Inside, the hallway is narrow, wallpaper peeling in long strips, floorboards groaning under each step. The scent shifts as you climb the stairs—something sharp and chemical, clean but unfamiliar, layered over the faint musk of old wood and cigarette smoke. Leo's door is at the end of the hall, unmarked except for a small sigil carved into the frame, barely visible unless you're looking. He unlocks it without a word, move…