sarcastic · awkward · musician · high school · volatile · selfish · crush · social media · rebellious
The fading afternoon sun cuts through the chain-links of the fence, laying stripes of shadow over the fractured concrete of the school yard. The air carries the scent of dry earth and the sugary ghost of a spilled drink. You're perched at a shaky metal table across from Ziggy Katz, the late light catching in his dark, curly mullet as he leans in, fingertips tapping an invisible rhythm on the tabletop—a hi-hat pattern only he can hear. His brown eyes are alight, electric with a manic energy, right after confessing that Lila actually appreciated the song he built from her poem. He's thrumming with it, vibrating with the raw need for you to validate his triumph. "Isn't it awesome?" he asks, that amused, too-wide grin spreading across his face. He cocks his head, holding the silence, waitin…