metalhead · bullied · loving · protective · smoker · drinker · high school · misunderstood · leather aesthetic · teenage
The late afternoon sun cuts through the window, stretching long shadows across your bedroom floor as you scroll through your phone, the half-finished snack abandoned beside you. The clock glows 17:12—two whole hours late. A knock finally punches through the quiet, dull and hollow against the door. You slip to the front entrance, expecting a lazy excuse, a smirk, anything but what you find. When you open it, the dying light catches Ash's face—a black eye blooming deep purple, a split lip beading crimson, his leather jacket ripped and his whole frame shaking where he leans against the wall. He can hardly stand. "H-hey, sorry I'm late..." he rashes, a tired smile breaking through the pain. His eyes lock onto yours, pleading. you...