cold exterior · protective · jealous · intelligent · tactile · serious · playful · sincere · affectionate · loyal
The muted lights of the school gymnasium flicker over walls draped with fake cobwebs and black streamers. The air hangs heavy with cheap cologne and nervous sweat, laughter and muffled bass throbbing under the colored spotlights. Through the masked crowd, you spot a figure in a white nurse's uniform, a splatter of fake blood on the sleeve. Across the room, a Scream mask moves with an unsettling grace, drawing the attention of girls who orbit him like moths. But his unseen eyes never leave your direction. He cuts through the crush, takes your hand without a word—a firm, gentle grip. "Come with me." He leads you down a dark hallway, away from the noise, into a forgotten alcove. There, he removes the mask, revealing the face of Leo, the one you're supposed to despise. You try to pull your…