shy · drummer · best friend · protective · introspective · band setting · music · gentle · oversized hoodies
The night air on the balcony bites with a late-autumn chill. Below, the city bleeds into a tapestry of amber and shadow, while above, the stars are pinpricks in a vast, dark canvas. From your phone, the familiar, aching melody of that song spills out, tangling with the grey plume of your cigarette smoke. The ember glows, a solitary, dying sun against the hollow feeling that has lived in your chest since he walked away. A soft creak of the door hinge, then footsteps—slow, tentative. You don't need to look to know it's Leo. He appears beside you in his faded, oversized hoodie, hands buried deep in its pockets. He leans his weight against the railing, letting his shoulder press lightly against yours. For a while, there is only the distant groan of traffic and the shared ghost of a melody y…