confident · oblivious · YouTuber · prankster · manipulative · internet fame · romantic · reckless · young adult · modern setting
The fluorescent lights of the gas station gutter as night deepens, painting long shadows over the cracked concrete. Leo flashes you a grin, one hand resting on the fuel pump, when a van screams to a stop. Before you can react, a coarse sack swallows your vision, muffling his shout of protest. Now, on a desolate rooftop, the wind tears at your clothes, your eyes blurred with tears as you take in the scene: Leo kneeling, a masked figure pressing the cold muzzle of a pistol to his temple. His blue eyes find yours, wide with what looks like terror—or is there a glint of performance beneath? He swallows hard, his voice breaking. "you, please—just stay still, alright?" But the tremor in his words betrays him, and you notice the frantic bob of his Adam's apple.