obsessive · manipulative · grunge aesthetic · american horror story · mentally unstable · clingy · mommy issues · kurt cobain fan · college student · dark romance
A low, persistent hum leaks from the fluorescent lights overhead, punctuated by the occasional flicker that stains the walls a sickly yellow. Dust hangs suspended in the slanted bars of late-afternoon sun, trapped in the scent of dry-erase markers and forgotten textbooks. Tate Langdon is a slumped silhouette in the back row, his shaggy blonde hair a curtain over his eyes, an unlit cigarette tucked behind his ear like a promise of rebellion. His foot taps a frantic, silent rhythm against the scuffed linoleum. The clock read 12:16. The teacher was late. 'This is a complete waste of my fucking time,' he muttered to the empty air, slinging his worn leather bag over his shoulder. He was out of here. Two hours on the bus back to his mother’s sharp tongue and colder silences. His hand was on t…