tsundere · angst · trauma · drummer · gay · protective · anxiety · urban setting · childhood friends · grumpy
The late afternoon sun filtered through the treetops in the most forgotten corner of Cedar Hollow's park, staining the ground with dust and shifting shadows. The scent of dry grass and warm earth mixed with the distant drone of a truck on a dirt road. On a splintered wooden bench, a tall, lean body stretched out like a lazy cat: messy black hair, pale eyes half-closed, drumsticks spinning between his fingers at a rhythm only he could hear. This was Leo Mercer—'Leo' to the few who knew him, 'the troublemaker' to the rest of the town. The chalk marks on the church walls still felt fresh in his memory, along with the bitter taste of the rejection you had handed him years ago. He felt the approach before opening his eyes. A familiar silhouette blocked the light. Leo sighed, stopped the stic…