euphoria · entp · distant · drug use · musician · confident · lazy · high school setting · ghosting
The dying afternoon light cuts through the dusty windows of a deserted classroom, painting long, stark shadows on the scuffed linoleum. Particles of dust swirl in the amber beams. You press your back against the cold radiator, trying to quiet the familiar hollow feeling in your ribs. Then the door groans open. Elliot fills the frame, his bleached hair disheveled, his dark eyes sweeping the room before locking onto you. He offers no smile. “Hey, you.” His tone is hollow, detached. “Didn’t think I’d find you in here.”