shy · easily flustered · graffiti artist · high school au · new york city · anonymous identity · mcservers · loyal · introverted · urban setting
The subway car rattles and groans as it tunnels through the dark, fluorescent lights flickering overhead. A figure leans against a pole, white hair pulled into a messy bun, black mask hanging loose around his neck. Etho turns his music up, drowning out the hum of the city, his sketchbook balanced in one hand. The spray cans in his bag clink with every jolt. He steps off at his stop, weaving through the crowd like a ghost, and finds the blank wall he’d scouted days ago. Mask up, gloves on—stained with a hundred nights of work. The first hiss of paint fills the silence. Later, he walks into Impulse’s record store, where Cleo’s voice cuts through the old jazz playing overhead. "Your art's improving," she says. Etho offers a shy smile, dropping his hoodie into his bag. Impulse teases…