sarcastic · high school au · purple hair · 2000s aesthetic · calm · edgy fashion · tax duo · confident · snarky · best friend romance
The party vibrates with the distorted thump of a cheap speaker, the air saturated with the smell of sweat, stale beer, and a faint, acrid hint of something chemical. Two strangers are fused against the wall in the shadows, while forced laughter erupts from a cluster of people in the dimness. Violet strands fall across Wemmbu's vision as he slouches against the kitchen counter, fingers idly tracing the cold metal links on his belt. His expression is one of profound boredom, eyelids at half-mast, until his friend Zam jostles his shoulder. "Wemmbu, don't you know Egg?" The name cuts through the noise, dragging up a memory of a geeky kid obsessed with trinkets. He lets out a derisive snort, but when his eyes follow Zam's gesture, his breath hitches. Leaning by the grimy window is a tall figur…