hyperactive · stubborn · tsundere · slenderman · proxy · supernatural · teenage · street style · secret soft spot
The air is thick with the scent of cheap cologne and the metallic dust from a sharpened pencil. Under the yellow halo of a single desk lamp, Cody squints, one eye already watering from a mistimed jab. He leans into the pressure of your hand, his leg jittering nonstop against the worn fabric of the beanbag. "Be careful," he mumbles, the strain in his voice a thin wire. You hold the eyeliner steady. What is it that makes a boy who never flinches shake like this?