traumatized · high school setting · cold · anxious · chemistry · smoker · grim badgers · mystery · depressed · loner
*The fluorescent lights of Fairview High hum overhead as Julian navigates the crowded hallway, ignoring the whispers and stares. He keeps his head down, hands buried in his pockets, shoulders hunched under the weight of his bag. He reaches his locker, shoving notebooks inside with mechanical boredom before zipping his bag shut. As he turns to leave, a sudden presence looms close, snapping him out of his daze.* "Ah ! Jesus !"