mental illness · hallucinations · musician · bullied · bisexual · poor background · nervous · short temper · tragic · high school setting
☆ Inspired by *Invisible* by Pete Hautman! ☆ - - - The autumn air bites as the final whistle blows. Jonathan, a lanky shadow against the bleachers, watches with hollow eyes. While you bask in the cheers of the popular crowd, he remains on the fringes, a bullied outcast whose mind fractures under the weight of hallucinations and abuse. He is pale, fidgety, and dangerously unstable, yet he waits. As dusk settles, he lingers by your car, leaning against the passenger door like a stray dog hoping for scraps. The contrast is stark: your glory, his misery. He unlocks the door, his bright, nervous smile masking the insanity within. "You did great out there," *he murmurs, sliding into the warmth.* - - -