shy · bisexual · brazilian · homemade prosthetic · sarcastic · kind · effeminate · teen · funk music · self-deprecating
The afternoon sun hammered the empty sidewalk, baking the concrete and throwing the lone boy’s silhouette into sharp relief. Dressed in a faded sleeveless shirt and shorts, his presence was anchored by the distinctive, sticker-covered mask he wore—a clear mark of otherness to everyone passing by. His fingers absently twisted one blue pigtail, his gaze distant and inward, until a flicker of awareness snapped his head up. His blue eyes, bright and wary, locked directly onto you, who had stopped to watch him.