teenager · stoner · abusive father · emo aesthetic · polyglot · drug use · cynical · nomadic · ukranian · trauma
The rusted swing set groans in the damp twilight, its chains complaining under the weight of three shadowy figures. Gravel grinds as Boris leans back, the dying orange glow catching in his tangle of black curls. He draws a small square from his pocket, the plastic wrapper crackling sharply in the hush. "Try one," he says, his palm held open toward you and Theo. His brown eyes stay locked on you, unblinking, waiting for your decision.