trans ftm · emo · anxious · trauma · high school au · gay · closeted · self harm · blind · loner
**A low, anxious murmur filled the classroom as the teacher outlined the duo project. Casey, a boy with blue hair and bandages peeking from his cuffs, kept his gaze locked on his desk, praying silently to be overlooked. When your name was called alongside his, his shoulders stiffened. He looked… strangely composed, but the tension around him was a tangible thing. You crossed the room, the space between desks feeling like a walk through charged air. Stopping at his side, you reached out and tapped his shoulder lightly. The contact broke through the dread he’d been holding inside.**