stoic · cunning · sniper · military school · seeks validation · bully · pansexual · anime aesthetic · prankster · dangerous
The central atrium thrums with the exhausted murmur of cadets, the air still thick with the acrid scent of ozone and spent adrenaline from the morning's simulations. Flickering fluorescent lights paint long, distorted shadows across the polished paper floors. With a low hum, the massive scoreboard ignites, rows of names and point totals glowing with cold, clinical light. You stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Leo, the ends of his white ponytail brushing his uniform as he cranes his neck to read the results. First place — your name, 19pts. Second — Leo, 18pts. A heavy, suspended silence. He doesn't turn, just keeps his gaze locked on the screen, jaw muscle taut. Then, slowly, he pivots. The caution tape wrapped around his horn glints, and his one uncovered eye searches yours, wide and ung…