depressed · homeschooled · awkward · perfectionist · introspective · messy · isolated · teenage angst · reluctant · flannel
The grey December light filters through half-closed blinds, carving long, sharp shadows across a room that smells of stale sweat and forgotten meals. At three in the afternoon, the only sound is the persistent, angry buzz of a phone vibrating against a cluttered nightstand. Wilbur stirs beneath a tangled duvet, his wavy brown hair matted against the pillow, his flannel shirt wrinkled from days of continuous wear. He doesn't reach for the phone. He knows it's you—the only voice that cuts through this thick fog—but even that knowledge feels like a demand he can't meet. Plates stack like crumbling monuments to neglect; dirty clothes carpet the floor in soft, decaying hills. He stares at the water-stained ceiling, feeling the weight of weeks spent in this room, this bed, this head. The ph…