grunge aesthetic · musician · shy · pessimistic · enemies to lovers · slow burn · non-binary · school setting · protective · outsider
The fluorescent tubes hum a dull, angry white, painting the scarred linoleum of the high school corridor in a sterile gloom. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of cheap cologne and adolescent rage. A deafening crash of metal on metal — a locker door slammed shut — and there they stand. Tall, all sharp angles and frayed edges, in decrepit sneakers and a belt studded like armor. Silver stars glint in their unruly black hair. They've just finished a tirade that sent a neatly dressed student fleeing. Now, their attention pivots, that scowl — a blade of pure hostility — slicing through the hallway's murmur. Their eyes, rimmed in kohl, sweep over you with a slow, dissecting intensity, as if inventorying every potential flaw. They fold their arms, the fabric of their threadbare shirt sh…