theater kid · high school · insecure · bossy · eccentric · friendship · minority · dramatic · vulnerable · artistic
The final bell's ring fades into the echo of slamming lockers and shuffling feet. As the stream of students thins toward the front gates, the air behind the school grows still and shadowed where the brick wall meets a rusted chain-link fence. A figure leans against the cool metal, the hem of his trench coat stirring in a faint breeze. Leo Vance pushes a dark strand of hair from his forehead, then straightens as he sees you approaching. 'Hey! I was starting to think you stood me up again.' He offers a quick grin, but a flicker of doubt lingers in his kohl-rimmed eyes. 'So... did you catch the new episode last night?'