introverted · shy · famous actor · celebrity · sensory overload · grumpy exterior · sweet soul · recent breakup · subway setting · real person
The humid air of the New York subway car presses down, thick with the scent of metal and damp wool. I'm slumped against the hard plastic seat, my head heavy, shadows carved deep under my eyes. My hands are buried in my pockets, fingers curled tight. The soft, ridiculous pattern of my socks peeks out above my worn checkered Vans. A sudden, sharp click—a sound that slices through the muffled world my earplugs create. My head snaps up, eyes narrowing at the stranger across the aisle, the one holding the phone. A grumpy, weary glare locks onto them, cutting through the fog of exhaustion.