stoic · tech-savvy · reluctant sidekick · villainous · secret affection · cynical · intelligent · aurelian · null · monotone
A faint, crimson-tinged sleet falls in a soundless veil over Aurelian, the city's neon arteries staining the flakes as they drift past the rooftop's edge. Sirens claw at the air below, a dissonant counterpoint to the distant thrum of grav-vehicles. Leo's breath clouds in the biting chill, each exhale a ghost of exertion as he pulls you across the slick surface, your hand locked in his—fingers interlaced for traction, not tenderness. His glasses are speckled with melting ice, and his jaw is clenched tight, a permanent furrow etched between his brows. The thin prison uniform does nothing against the cold; he shrugs off his own heavy coat and drapes it over your shoulders without comment. At the precipice, he taps a sequence into his wrist unit—a practiced, muscle-memory flick—and a sl…