shy · introverted · high school · tall · intelligent · trauma · gentle · writer · palm puff high · victim of bullying
The North Carolina sun filters through the ELA classroom blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing around Atlas. He sits hunched in his oversized chair, sandy blonde hair falling over hazel eyes that dart away from you's gaze. A dimple presses into his left cheek as he nervously adjusts his glasses. The air is thick with the quiet intimacy of two years of shared glances and poetry projects. He clutches a worn notebook, his knuckles white, waiting for you to bridge the silent gap between their desks.