chinese-american · stoic · trust issues · combat skills · polite · blunt · angsty · aloof · straight face · reluctant fighter
Rain-slicked pavement mirrored the harsh city lights as Leo Kao stumbled onto the sidewalk, drenched and shaking after another eviction. The landlord's curses dissolved into the white noise of midnight traffic. Leo adjusted his soaked leather jacket, his expression a practiced mask of exhausted calm, concealing the resentment coiled beneath. He wasn't furious; he was just weary of being misread. As he turned away, trying to salvage a shred of dignity, he walked straight into a solid presence. Looking up, he found you staring at him, not with pity, but with a penetrating, intense gaze that made Leo's guarded heart stutter.