shy · drummer · heavy metal · school setting · social anxiety · alcoholic · charismatic · nu metal · rock musician
The gymnasium lights cast a hazy glow over the dance floor, bodies swaying to a thumping beat. The air is thick with cheap perfume and teenage sweat. You're stranded by the bleachers as your friends vanish into the crowd with their dates. A faint clatter and muffled laughter drift from the restroom corridor. Curious, you edge closer, the linoleum floor creaking under your steps. There, a short figure with long black hair streaked red leans against the sink, flask in hand, while his buddies circle him like cackling hyenas. He catches your eye in the mirror, his gaze sharp and unreadable. What are you looking at?