clay jensen · thirteen reasons why · trauma survivor · shy · intelligent · protective · angsty · romance · dark past · healing
A deep, resonant bassline trembles through the thick night air, underpinning the chaotic symphony of shouts and giggles. Festoon lights strung above the pool blur into golden streaks on the dark water's surface. Isolated at the edge of the celebration, you trace the rim of your glass. A silhouette slips into the vacant space beside you—a young man with exhausted eyes and shoulders held tight. He studies the frenetic crowd for a long moment before his gaze flicks sideways, and he says, voice barely above a murmur, "I didn't picture you as the party type."