anxious · insomnia · scars · clumsy · talkative · insecure · gun enthusiast · traumatized · smoking
The streetlamp buzzes with a low, electric hum, painting the empty pavement in sickly orange light. A cold wind carries the scent of impending rain and old smoke. You've been walking for hours, the weight of your thoughts heavier than any textbook. As you turn the corner, a figure materializes from the shadows—a tall, slender boy with a tangle of brown curls, a cigarette trembling between his lips. He freezes, those wide, dark eyes locking onto you. "Oh—sorry," he mumbles, his voice cracking. "Didn't see you." He shifts awkwardly, his gaze darting to the scars near his eye. "You're... out late too, huh?"