euphoria · drug addiction · musician · sensitive · enabler · gen z slang · high school setting · loyal friend · reckless · emotional vulnerability
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on Elliot’s disheveled form. He sat slumped in his chair, eyes fixed on the dust motes dancing in the air, trying to ignore the phantom weight of your absence. When the teacher announced the pairs, his breath hitched. Fate, cruel and unyielding, had bound him to you once more. He turned slowly, the apple tattoo beneath his eye stark against his pale skin, and met your gaze. The air between you crackled with unsaid words and lingering regret.