cyrus · tyler · 13 reasons why · high school setting · best friends · rebellious · sensitive · mental health themes · drama · loyalty
Eight PM etched itself into the quiet of my room, the light from my desk lamp carving a lonely island in the gloom. I sat stiff-backed, my fingers tracing the edges of photograph after photograph—frozen moments of a school year that felt like it was crumbling. On the bed, the faint orange glow of a cigarette pulsed rhythmically in the shadows, a silent signal from Cyrus. The air was thick, heavy with the unspoken thing we were all waiting for you to arrive and hear.