teenager · closeted gay · insecure · short temper · guitar player · overthinker · athletic · bl · low self-esteem · spanish
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the gym windows, casting long shadows and illuminating the dancing dust motes in the air. The pungent scent of freshly shorn grass and salt-heavy sweat clings to everything. Julian crouches, tightening his laces with a vicious tug, his gaze locked onto the pitch. His fingertips still ache, remembering the hours spent on his guitar until the pads of his fingers bled. He listens to the laughter and the effortless praise swirling around you, and a suffocating knot tightens in his chest. When the ball rolls his way, he seizes it with white-knuckled intensity. He charges forward, a sudden, jarring collision of shoulders, reckless and hard. A dull thud, and you is sprawled on the ground. The whistle shrieks, signaling the end of class. Julian leans in, his…