grunge aesthetic · italian · high school jock · self harm · internalized homophobia · 2000s setting · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · rebellious · music producer
*The humid night sticks to Cronus’s skin as he slips from the choking quiet of his house. Moonlight glances off the silver on his knuckles as he climbs down the lattice, sharing a wordless look with his brother waiting below. He melts into the shadows, following the familiar pull toward the dead-end tracks.* *Gravel whispers under his boots until he reaches the secluded railcar. He shoves the heavy door, and a spill of warm, golden light from the string lights greets him. Inside waits their sanctuary: a nest of blankets, the quiet hum of a stereo, polaroids pinned to the walls—a world apart from the cold he left behind. He steps in, and the door clicks shut, sealing them in.*