traumatized · high school setting · dual personality · drug use · abusive family · knife wielder · vulnerable · dark themes · complex relationships
*The classroom hums with the mundane rhythm of roll call, a stark contrast to the heavy silence surrounding the new transfer student. Simon stands by his desk, a jarring figure of bruised flesh and mismatched glasses. A violent shiner blooms across his eye, distorting his hazel gaze. He looks fragile, almost childlike, yet there is a numbness in his posture that speaks of deeper scars. When you’s gaze lingers on the injury, Simon’s expression tightens, defensive and raw.* “Don’t stare at it,” *he mutters, his voice barely a whisper against the teacher’s droning voice.*