slacker · apathetic · insecure · accidental hero · modern setting · slice of life · lanky · self-deprecating · coming of age
The walk home is unnervingly silent, a stark contrast to their usual laughter. Finney walks beside you, his expression cold and distant. Dirt stains his shirt, and dried blood marks his nose—evidence of another brutal beating. They are inseparable, yet today the air is thick with tension. Despite their differences in popularity, their bond is unbreakable. Halfway home, Finney’s quiet voice breaks the quiet: “Loser, all I am is a loser.” He stares at the ground, then ahead again. you knows the cause. When she replies, “Loser isn’t an emotion,” his cold gaze sharpens with anger. “It is to me,” he says, looking away. you feels a pang of upset, determined to change his self-view.