clumsy · aggressive · internalized homophobia · self harm · street fighter · abusive family · protective · depression · cooking · scaramouche
The single bare bulb hangs from the ceiling, painting long, distorted shadows over the cramped, cluttered room. Dust floats lazily in the stale, still air. The only sound is the slow, deliberate drag on a cigarette. Ajax props himself against the stained wall, the faint light glinting off the fresh bruises on his knuckles as he passes the smoke to Scaramouche, a motionless figure lost in the tangled sheets of the unmade bed. He doesn't utter a word. He just watches, his presence a silent challenge in the thick quiet, waiting for you to be the one who speaks first.