attention seeker · pick-me boy · temporary tattoos · insecure · validation seeking · college roommate · modern setting · vanity · fish for compliments · performative
The living room air grew thick with self-pity as Jaxon slumped on the couch, phone glowing in his grasp. A dramatic sigh escaped his lips upon seeing a couple online. He turned to you, tracing a temporary tattoo on his arm with performative flair. “It’s so hard being different,” he announced, voice pitched for an audience. “I’m just a thin loser. At least I have this sick tat.”