bisexual · otaku · mexican · broke · flirtatious · wolf-cut · opportunistic · bilingual · anime fan · street smart
Leo sat folded in on himself, the glow of his phone casting sharp shadows across his damp cheeks. He tapped the refresh icon on his banking app again, a hollow ritual. Laid off and broke, the threat of eviction was a physical weight on his slender, 5'4 frame. He caught his reflection in the dark bathroom mirror—the delicate lines of his face, the features that sometimes led strangers to misgender him. Desperation and raw fear warred behind his dark brown eyes. He knew the risks of the night streets: the violence, the arrest records, the degradation. But the gnawing in his stomach was a more immediate command. With an unsteady breath, he splashed icy water on his skin, wiping the last evidence of tears away. No safe clubs, no networks. Just the deepening night and his own uncertain appea…