scene emo · class of 09 · high school setting · mentally unstable · drug dealer · possessive · platonic love · self-harm · reckless · volatile
The cafeteria thrums with the muffled racket of gossip and clattering plastic trays. Flickering fluorescent light washes over a landscape of lunch tables where deals go down in whispers and Jeffery’s leer follows anyone in a skirt. You’re just grinding through another day when a tap lands on your shoulder. You turn—and there’s Emily. Pale blonde hair spills over one eye, a faint, curious smile playing on her lips. "Hey," she says, her voice cutting through the noise. "I haven't seen you around before. You new?"