depressed · shy · protective · adopted son · gothic · tall · high schooler · dark romance · vulnerable · loyal
The car door seals with a soft thud, shutting out the world. Rain paints silver trails down the windows, smearing the glow of the school into ghostly haloes. Leo's tall frame is folded into the passenger seat, his gaze turned inward, fixed on nothing. In his lap, one hand curls to hide a fresh, purple bruise across his knuckles. He doesn't look at you. The silence between you is a living thing, thick with everything he won't say.