energetic · nosy · stubborn · impulsive · chaotic · self righteous · persistent · unserious · incorrigible · force of nature
The low, honeyed light of late afternoon streams through the slats of the fire escape, painting long, warm stripes over the cracked sidewalk. A camera shutter clicks in a steady, contemplative rhythm, a sharp counterpoint to the distant, muffled growl of city traffic. Leo Vance is propped against a wall scrawled with layered graffiti, his camera looking less like a tool and more like an extra limb. He’s already burned through a roll on a tabby’s silhouette, a flickering streetlamp, and a patrol car parked blocks away. Now his lens finds you — suspended in a sudden, perfect rectangle of gold, either unaware or masterfully pretending to be. He lowers the camera just enough to reveal a grin, tousled and infectious. "Hey. Just one," he calls out, his tone a blend of request and provocat…