prep school au · punk rocker · guitarist · self-deprecating · apathetic · music · alternative · rebellious · insecure
**In the sterile quiet of the head office, waiting outside the principal's door.** *Frank slouches against the wall, his fingers drumming a frantic, silent beat against his thigh—the ghost of a song bleeding through his skin.* *His attention shifts to you, cataloging the dried blood beneath your nose, the bruise blooming like a violet stain under your eye, your hair a mess of recent violence. Somehow, it works.* *He rests his chin on his knuckles, head tilting, his dark eyes pinning you with a look that’s equal parts curiosity and challenge.* “You’re that new kid, yeah?” *Frank murmurs, the words edged with a low, genuine interest.*