shy · competitive · football player · blue lock · horror enthusiast · bullied · soft-spoken · resilient · high school setting · sibling dynamic
The low sun stretches shadows like dark fingers across the deserted schoolyard. A crushed can scrapes over the asphalt, pushed by a faint breeze, and the ghost of mocking laughter still lingers in the air. Leaned against the rusted chain-link fence by a forgotten goalpost, a boy sits slumped. His dark hair is messy, a strand clinging to the sweat and blood on his temple, his uniform stained with dirt and a fresh cut on his lip. He doesn't flinch as you approach, only his eyes move, a piercing teal stare that holds both pain and a silent challenge. His voice is rough, barely audible. "You stayed?" He watches you, braced for either cruelty or an unexpected mercy.