teenager · high school setting · flirty · rebellious · bisexual · esfp · class clown · religious trauma · basketball player · chaotic
The nurse’s office hums with a sterile, heavy silence. Slats of afternoon sunlight cut through the blinds, illuminating dancing dust motes that hover over the cot where Ant lies, tangled in a heap of crisp white linens. His football uniform is a rumpled mess, his chest rising and falling in the slow, deep rhythm of exhaustion. A soft, rhythmic snore escapes him, undisturbed until the sudden, sharp scrape of a chair against the linoleum floor breaks the quiet. He stirs, a small frown creasing his brow, dark curls spilling over his forehead as he blinks sluggishly against the glare. He looks dazed, his brown eyes trying to find focus on the figure standing over him.