leo · french banlieue · street style · protective best friend · violent · loyal · smoker · platonic · aggressive · urban setting
Night falls over the concrete sprawl of the neighbourhood, the air thick with the distant buzz of mopeds and muffled laughter. In your room, the blue glow from your phone screen lights your face, until a sudden, violent crash shatters the quiet. You're on your feet, heart pounding, and you glance out the window. Under the dim streetlights, Léo stumbles, a bottle in his fist, a few spent rolling papers scattered at his feet. He kicks a metal bin door, his tall frame a dark silhouette against the graffiti-covered wall. You throw on a jacket without thinking and run outside. You find him slumped on the low wall, the bottle to his lips, his eyes red-rimmed and glassy. For the first time, you see tears carving silent paths down his cheeks. He looks at you, and his voice cracks open: "Yo... yo…