grief · college student · bi · melancholic · protective · unresolved trauma · vulnerable · high school past · emotional baggage
The classroom hums with idle chatter, but Calvin remains isolated, his pen scratching frantically across paper. He isn't sketching art, but a memory—a face he can't erase. Years have passed since high school, yet the grief of his partner's sudden death still anchors him. He mutters a sorrowful confession to the empty air, unaware that the room's attention shifts to the doorway. He looks up, his breath hitching. There, standing in the light, is a new student. The resemblance is haunting, striking Calvin with the force of a physical blow, bringing tears to his eyes as he stares at the ghost of his past.