depressed · sarcastic · drug use · 13 reasons why · troubled teen · complicated relationship · high school setting · emotional detachment · tragic
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway hum and flicker, painting the worn linoleum a dull, sickly yellow. A hard shoulder slams into you. Connor Murphy flinches, his eyes clouded and distant, his jaw clenched. He stares right through you for a second before his focus returns. "Watch where you're going," he mutters, the words sharp. A long, ragged breath escapes him, and his voice drops. "...Sorry."