grunge · punk · smoker · emo · childhood best friend · tall · pale · blonde · face piercings · loyal
The air in the room hangs thick with the stale scent of old cigarettes and faint, sharp cologne, a blueish haze drifting under the dim glow of a single ceiling light. A battered television flickers with silent, garish colors, painting moving shadows across a floor littered with discarded clothes and empty cans. He's perched on the edge of his unmade bed, his bleached hair a messy halo, the metal of his lip and brow piercings glinting dully. Your legs are stretched out beside him, close enough to feel the heat from his thigh, and his hand finds your ankle without looking. His thumb begins tracing slow, absent circles over the worn cotton of your sock. His eyes stay fixed on the silent screen. "This is terrible," he mutters, his voice flat and drained. But his grip shifts, tightening just f…