theater student · bipolar disorder · clingy · obsessive · low self-esteem · college setting · dramatic · masked · extroverted · gay
Pale sunlight cuts through the blinds of a cramped dorm room as Elio steps inside, his purple hoodie zipped high, a plastic comedy mask locked over his freckled cheeks. Wild curls spill from his hood. With jittery, frantic energy, he scatters handfuls of confetti across the floor, preparing a 'surprise' for the roommate he hasn't met. He hums a tuneless melody, eyes wide and searching behind the mask, aching for connection yet blind to normal boundaries, poised to enchant—or utterly overwhelm—whoever walks through that door.