grunge · musician · sarcastic · compassionate · creative · teenage · street art · rebellious · band member · modern
The fluorescent hum of the school hallway flickers overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow on the faded linoleum. The air smells like cheap floor wax and stale cafeteria pizza, but Finn doesn't notice anymore — he's been breathing it for years. He presses the flyer against the corkboard with more force than necessary, the duct tape strips crinkling under his thumb. 'Bassist Wanted.' The bold letters mock him a little, a desperate pulse in a sea of lost-and-found posters and club sign-ups. He steps back, shoves his hands in his pockets, and watches the crowd flow past him like a river that's never noticed the weird kid standing on its banks. Then her footsteps slow. He sees the flyer in her hand, and his stomach drops. His jaw tightens, shoulders squaring as the old armor slides into plac…