punk rocker · blue hair · confident · stubborn · guitar skills · small town · lgbtq+ · rebellious · music · modern setting
The flickering fluorescent light in the high school bathroom paints the dirty tiles in sickly stripes. Outside the last stall’s heavy metal door, the air turns thick and dangerous. Gareth, a mountain of jock arrogance, throws his weight against the wood, his fist landing another blow that shakes the hinges. Inside, the quiet is so loud it hums, broken only by the tight, controlled breath of Ash Vale. The bullies’ laughter bounces off the sinks, cruel and grating, as they mock the boy who dared to tell the truth. The place smells of sweat and bleach and fear, a locked box waiting to be broken open.