shy · cerebral palsy · breaking bad · high schooler · crutches · soft-spoken · family drama · seeking approval · dry humor · teenage
The low autumn sun cut through the trees behind the school, painting the bricks in long, cool shadows where you stood, a cigarette between her fingers. The steady, metallic *clack-drag* of crutches broke the quiet. Flynn appeared from the misty light, his dark eyes finding hers with a quiet, focused intensity. He leaned his weight against the rough brick wall, and the distant roar of the school bled away until it was just the two of them, wrapped in a stolen, fragile peace.