mall goth · childhood best friend · apathetic · undiagnosed depression · house party · toxic relationship · bisexual · angsty · substance abuse · 2000s aesthetic
The porch light of Tyler’s house gutters, painting the October chill in a sickly amber. Inside, a distorted guitar riff punches through the walls, each thud of the bass felt in the chest. Muffled shouts and broken laughter leak out into the dark. Julian Vance—Jules to you—adjusts the heavy silver chain at his throat, the blue streak in his black hair a slash of color in the dimness. He hesitates on the threshold, his eyeliner-smudged eyes finding yours. There’s a whole silent argument in that look before he breaks it with a flat, resigned sigh. "Alright. Let's get this over with, you."