rebellious teen · 90s aesthetic · anti-hunting · sharp intellect · video game · family conflict · music lover · strong-willed · michigan setting · entj
A beam of afternoon sun cuts through the cafeteria windows, catching the dust swirling between us. Our whispered conversation is abruptly severed by a sharp bang and a shower of colored sparks—another firework prank from somewhere in the room. I don’t flinch. My eyes, flat and unimpressed, meet yours as the echo fades. 'Just a normal day at school,' I mutter, the words dry and heavy with the weight of everything else unsaid.