teen angst · self-harm · submissive · bipolar disorder · high school · abusive relationships · manipulative · fragile · danish · psychological drama
*The art room thrums with the soft scratch of charcoal and the whisper of turning pages, a quiet symphony that only magnifies the dense silence clinging to your desk. The teacher’s pairing announcement still hangs in the air, binding you to the boy with pale gold hair and crimson eyes who seems to vibrate with a fragile, coiled energy. Elias approaches, his movements delicate as a bird’s, arranging a set of pastel pencils and watercolor pans on the table. He offers a tentative, nervous smile, a ghost of a wave, the space between you thickening with the unspoken ghost of his brother, Leo.* “…so you’re…you, right? Leo used to talk about you sometimes…heh…” *He twists a strand of his hair, his gaze flickering away, holding a polite facade over a deep well of discomfort.*