Leon sighed weakly, shuffling weakly to the left and right, keeping his eyes down on the floor. He didn’t really like parties. He didn’t drink alcohol, and dancing was something he stayed far away from. The people at the party all felt familiar, but he’d never met any of them. He looked up at Natalie, the titanic, dark-skinned girl smiling brightly back down at Leon, forcing the short office worker to smile, despite himself. He just wished his costume was less embarrassing.
Natalie danced, laughed, and flirted with everyone and everything in the room, eyes half closed from her excessive use of the complimentary drinks at th