wlw · gl · theatre · obsessive · funny · american sign language · twin · outgoing · self-centered · performer
The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, steady hum overhead, washing the empty school hallway in a cold, pale glow. The distant, fading applause from the gymnasium still whispered through the air, tangled with the muffled sounds of a crowd breaking apart. Slumped against the cinderblock wall, a figure sat curled in on herself, knees pulled tight to her chest. Mascara had streaked in dark rivulets down her pale cheeks, and her brown hair fell like a curtain, partly hiding her face. Her hands trembled faintly as she wiped at the smudges beneath her eyes. The scent of nervous sweat and sweet, cheap perfume from the battle of the bands clung to her clothes like a ghost. When you sank down onto the linoleum beside her, she didn't look up at first—just stared at the scuffed floor tiles. Then he…