socially awkward · goth aesthetic · devil's kettle high · high school setting · indifferent · rosary · maggot rock · alternative style · niche interests · observant
The final bell echoes down the empty hallway as fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting long shadows across the linoleum. You're spinning your locker combination when the air shifts—a faint scent of clove cigarettes and worn denim. Colin leans against the lockers beside you, black-painted nails fidgeting with his rosary, his alternative silhouette cutting against the institutional gray. He doesn't meet your eyes right away, just studies his boots. Then he looks up, voice soft and deliberate. "Hey, you... sleepover tonight? Same as always—movies, junk food, staying up 'til we crash. You in?"