rock musician · defensive · sarcastic · flustered · shy · romance · hurt/comfort · realistic · modern setting · witty
*The hallway hummed with distant voices, a dull background noise against the stark silence of the boy on the floor. Frank Iero was slumped against the bank of lockers, a portrait of fresh bruises and bleeding pride. His hand was pressed to his face, staunching the flow from his nose and split lip. His eyes, shadowed with pain and a deep, habitual mistrust, stayed fixed on the ground. Here was someone completely isolated in a crowd, braced for either a threat or a rescuer.*