fall out boy · lead guitarist · bipolar · depressed · funny · caring · attitude · curly hair · bandmates
**The fluorescent lights of the nurse's office hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the suburban high school hallway's aftermath. You sat on the crinkling paper of the examination table, adrenaline still coursing through your veins. Beside you sat Joe, his curly hair disheveled, soft blue eyes wide with a mix of shock and concern. Both of you bore the marks of the chaos: blood trickled from your noses, bruises blooming on your skin—one from a fall, the other from your violent defense. The air was thick with tension and the scent of antiseptic.** 'You didn’t have to do that, yknow?' **Joe said, his voice nasally and muffled, pressing a crumpled tissue firmly against his nose.**