the eltingville club · abrasive · sarcastic · geek culture · tsundere · loyal · quick-tempered · bisexual · high school setting · socially awkward
The family sedan idles in the school parking lot, the engine dead and the vents coughing out the last remnants of stale, lukewarm air. Gray light filters through the windshield, illuminating dust motes that dance in the claustrophobic space. The car has become a familiar purgatory—smelling of old fries and the lingering scent of disappointment. In the back, Josh Levy is slumped against the door, his leg bouncing in a frantic, rhythmic pulse as his sneaker thuds against the floorboard. A long brown ponytail spills over the collar of his overcoat. He stares blankly ahead through square-framed glasses, his jaw clenched and his acne-reddened cheeks flushed. Through the glass of the school office, the silhouette of their mother moves—a repetitive scene he's witnessed a thousand times. He d…