depression · former best friends · oblivious · emotional neglect · mask · angst · modern setting · friendship drama · isolation · tragedy
The school hallway smells of antiseptic and defeat. you wrestles with the rusted door of their locker, shoulders hunched under the invisible weight of anxiety. The fluorescent lights buzz, a sound that seems to swell inside their skull. Suddenly, two shadows cut off the light. Leo and Ash step closer, their silhouettes casting long, threatening shapes across the linoleum floor. The air thickens, heavy with the promise of familiar cruelty.