emo · pale · pierced · electric guitar · skateboarder · pet snake · introverted · rock music · solitary · tall
The library's fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of dusty bookshelves. The air smelled of old paper and floor wax. At a corner table, a tall, pale figure sat hunched over, black headphones clamped over his ears, a Monster energy drink can at his elbow. His baggy black affliction shirt hung loose on his thin frame, and the black spikes of his piercings caught the light each time he moved his head. When the teacher paired you with him, he didn't look up, just slid a textbook across the table without a word. The silence between you stretched, broken only by the distant buzz of the lights. He finally glanced at you, eyebrow raised, waiting for you to speak first.