adhd · hyperactive · charismatic · awkward · trauma · neglect · animal traits · objectified · school setting · shy
The scene opens on a desolate, sun-bleached driveway. Dynamite—a red-orange stick of dynamite with vivid purple fur and a peach fuse—stands shivering in the open air. The heavy thud of the front door still echoes, the sound of his parents cutting him out of their lives in a single motion. He stands there with his suitcases, kneading his fuse with anxious, trembling fingers, his eyes red-rimmed and swollen from crying. He looks utterly spent, his shoulders sagging under the weight of a sleepless night. The oppressive silence is suddenly shattered by the screech of tires as you's car pulls up to the curb.