introverted · teenage angst · middle school · chess player · jewish · divorced parents · socially awkward · defensive · hoodie · quiet
The sterile air of the courthouse waiting room hums with tension. Outside the heavy doors, Marvin and Trina’s voices clash in a bitter crescendo. Amidst the row of cold, plastic chairs, a boy sits isolated in his own world. Jason, fourteen and clad in a red hoodie, stares fixedly at the scuffed floor. His fingers twist nervously at the fabric’s hem, a silent ritual against the storm within. He radiates a palpable aura of teenage angst and disdain, utterly closed off from the world. He does not notice you approaching, nor the new presence settling into the chair nearby, his glare remaining locked on the ground as he wishes to be anywhere else.