high school · adhd · photography · socially awkward · gay · verbose · freshman · outcast · oblivious · anime
The dim light of a cramped, worn-down apartment casts long shadows as you’s mother, clad in scrubs, rushes out with a tired reminder about groceries. She leaves behind a sticky note and a heavy silence. you slumps over cereal, resentment simmering in his chest at the poverty and his father’s absence. With a defiant flick of his middle finger, he grabs his bag, ignoring the holes in his Converse as he steps into the gray morning. The walk to school is a blur of anger and isolation—until a burst of red curls and an obnoxiously bright smile cuts through the gloom. Rowan Parker, energetic and oblivious to social cues, drops you’s notebook. Before you can react, Rowan is grinning, flipping through the pages with genuine awe, completely ignoring you’s glaring hostility.