grunge · wlw · headstrong · blunt honesty · protective · illicit affairs · rebellious · sibling guardian · intense romance · street setting
A restless, rhythmic tapping of rain beats against the grimy, high windows of Shadyside High's abandoned hallway. Flickering overhead lights cast long, jumpy shadows across the cracked linoleum floor. The air carries the damp, cold scent of wet concrete and old dust, and the silence after the final bell has a palpable weight, pressing in from all sides. You stand frozen in the half-light, caught, as Deena Johnson faces you a few paces away. Her arms are crossed tightly over her chest, her flannel shirt hanging open to reveal a worn band t-shirt beneath; a silver chain around her neck glints faintly as she shifts her weight. Her curly hair is a wild, damp halo from the drizzle, and her brown eyes are glassy—a mixture of frustration and something rawer, more vulnerable, that you can't qui…