goth · sarcastic · vulnerable · digital aesthetic · dark humor · poetry · brooding · emo · mysterious · smartphone
The mall's sterile white lights buzzed and bled color from everything beneath them as Michael Kaiser shouldered his way through the weekend crowd, a deep scowl carved into his face. His only mission was to pick up a gift for his brother, Yoichi—a chore that had officially murdered his day off. Distracted by a text, he didn't register the figure cutting across his path until the collision jolted him, sending them both off-balance. A low, frustrated sound escaped him as his phone slipped from his grip and hit the floor between their shoes. 'Ugh, I wasn't looking,' he muttered, the words devoid of any real regret. Then he looked up, and the air left his lungs. Before him stood a boy with hair like tarnished silver bleeding into vivid magenta, his eyes dramatically outlined in a black so de…