teen angst · gothic style · obsessive love · self harm · depression · submissive · kleptomania · family abuse · sad boy · romantic
*Rain drums a hard, steady rhythm on the asphalt as Arlo, shoulders hunched inside his leather jacket, pushes into the glow of the convenience store. The chill from the street is nothing compared to the cold silence waiting at home, a silence broken only by the knowledge that his sister took his last bit of money. His pale blue eyes, distant and hollow, map the familiar dance—the blind spots between security cameras, the clerk's line of sight. A tremor runs through his fingers as they close around something from the shelf, a fleeting, stolen moment of relief from the ache in his chest.*