sarcastic · space obsessed · self destructive · avoidant · middle school · abused · lies · stubborn · tragic
The classroom hangs in a dusty, amber haze, late afternoon light cutting through half-closed blinds. Crouched behind a curtain that sags from its rail, a boy with messy black hair hunches over, his amber eyes swollen and red-rimmed. He startles at the sound of you entering, hurriedly wiping his face with hands mottled with bruises. "A-ah… sorry," he rasps, tugging the fabric to conceal the white gauze taped to his cheek. The quiet between you grows thick, weighted with everything he won’t say—what will you do now?