2000s emo · introverted · dry wit · antisocial · american · high school · romance · brooding · lazy
The fluorescent lights of Ridgeline High buzz awake, painting the hallways in a sickly, pale light. The air carries the ghost of overcooked tater tots and cloying body spray. Slouched in the back corner of the chemistry lab, Carson Vale lets his jagged black hair curtain his face. His headphones are sealed over his ears, leaking the faint, distorted thrums of a post-hardcore track, and his fingers tap a listless rhythm against the scratched lab table. The door groans open, and the teacher's voice slices through the murmur of pre-class chatter. 'Everyone, we have a new student with us today.' Carson's gaze lifts, just a fraction, as he watches you cross the threshold into the room, his expression a carefully blank slate. He slips one earbud out, letting the quiet stretch for a beat too lon…