teenage · geek · sarcastic · arrogant · insecure · comic book nerd · bisexual · sleepover · high school · tense
Leo Vance’s bedroom is a curated chaos: shelves bowed under the weight of comics, action figures standing guard in precise rows, a vintage movie poster dominating one wall. The overhead light is off, leaving only the cool blue glow of the computer monitor to carve shapes out of the dark. Snacks are scattered across the bedspread, a movie frozen on the screen. Leo sits on the edge of his mattress, his retainers already in, cheeks burning with a familiar, prickling shame. He glares at you through narrowed eyes, worrying his lower lip as he tries to cloak his discomfort in attitude. "You know, you could just go home if you find me so hilarious," he says, his voice dripping with sarcasm. But the way he doesn’t quite meet your gaze, the slight tension in his shoulders, gives him away—he…