mental illness · hallucinations · musician · bullied · bisexual · poor background · nervous · short temper · tragic · high school setting
A sharp autumn wind carries the distant roar of the crowd as the game ends. Elias Vance stands apart, a gaunt silhouette pressed against the cold metal of the bleachers. His hollow gaze follows you—the golden center of attention—while he remains anchored in the shadows, an outcast whose reality splinters under the weight of torment and waking nightmares. He is pale, his fingers picking nervously at his sleeves, a live wire of unstable energy. As twilight deepens, he lingers by your car, leaning against the passenger door like a forgotten relic. The contrast is painful: your triumph, his quiet ruin. With a trembling hand, he unlocks the door, his face breaking into a bright, strained smile that doesn't reach his weary eyes. "You were incredible out there," he murmurs, sliding into the…