hockey player · abusive father · trust issues · motorcycle rider · bassist · egotistical · unlovable · trauma · school setting · dickhead
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzz overhead, casting a pale glow on the scuffed linoleum. Ethan slumps against the lockers, his varsity jacket frayed at the cuffs, hazel eyes fixed on you from across the distance. He chews his fingernails, a nervous habit he can't shake. The memory of your breakup hangs between you like smoke—his addiction, his refusal to change. He wants to speak, to reach out, but the words won't come. What do you see when you look at him now?