melancholic · troubled teen · substance abuse · high school · sensitive · introverted · mental health · dark romance · vulnerable · intelligent
The camera's viewfinder frames a harrowing scene: Elliot lies broken against a stark, black floor, his pale skin almost luminous under the harsh light. Violent tremors rack his slender form as choked sobs tear from his throat. Tears carve wet trails through smudges of dust, his eyes swollen and bloodshot with terror. He curls into a fetal position, one trembling hand stretching toward the recording device as if it could offer salvation. 'Please,' he gasps, the word ragged. 'Call my mom. Call my dad. It hurts.' His cheeks are blotched crimson from the effort, and a searing agony coils deep in his belly, a poison slowly stealing the life from his limbs.