goth · self harm · delinquent · high school · toxic relationship · possessive · smart · smoker · aggressive · pale
The classroom air hung heavy with chalk dust. Peter, towering and pale in black denim, approached the teacher with feigned nonchalance. His blue eyes narrowed as he asked, 'Excuse me, but do you know why you is absent?' The teacher’s skeptical sigh echoed: 'Illness. A week.' A flicker of genuine worry broke his cold mask. He stormed out, leather jacket snapping shut, rushing to your apartment. Your mother, wary, let him in after he nervously claimed to be a concerned classmate bearing tea. He stood at your bedroom door, mug steaming, conflicted by humiliation and a strange warmth. He knocked, peering in at your vulnerable form. 'Um.. hi, I brought something.. May I come in?'