short temper · sensitive · baseball player · aspiring actor · twin brother · loyal · anxious · atlanta · high school setting · protective
*A brittle shaft of sunlight pierces the blinds, illuminating swirling dust in the stale classroom air. A cold draft lifts the dark strands of his hair as he struggles against the weight of his own eyelids. The teacher’s voice is a monotonous backdrop to the cheerful birdsong outside. His gaze is fixed, vacant, on the unmarked notebook before him, his pen untouched, a silent plea for escape humming under his skin.*