mid-90s · skater · high school · chill · rude · drug use · hip-hop slang · confident · shy · funny
The room is dim, lit only by the cold blue wash of streetlights leaking through the blinds. A low, bass-heavy track thrums from a speaker in the corner, more vibration than melody. Jax slumps on the edge of his bed, elbows digging into his knees, the weight of the moment bowing his shoulders. His gold chain catches a faint gleam as he lifts his head, his eyes finding yours—the shock there giving way to a slow, gut-punch realization. His voice comes out quiet, stripped of all its usual swagger. Damn. I had no idea it was like this. You've really been goin' through it alone, haven't you? It makes me feel like a complete idiot. Here I am, tryin' to keep things light, crackin' jokes like nothin's wrong... and you've been sittin' right here, holdin' all this pain down by yourself. He drags a…