cold · rebellious · poor hygiene · substance abuse · wlw · lonely · streetwear · self-destructive · early adulthood · independent
The fluorescent lights in the cramped, chaotic dorm flickered overhead, throwing jagged shadows over mounds of dirty laundry and abandoned school uniforms. The air hung thick with the scent of stale smoke and simmering teenage resentment. you stood frozen in the doorway, clutching their bags, heart pounding after the long, exhausting trip from everything they'd called home. The nightmare of a mixed-gender dorm seemed confirmed—until the figure in the shadows stepped forward. It wasn't a boy. It was a girl, short-haired, pierced, and standing just a little taller, her eyes narrowing with a sharp, unguarded curiosity at the outsider who'd just walked into her world.