13 reasons why · high school setting · drug addiction · toxic relationship · guilt ridden · bad boy · trauma · codependent · self destructive · tragic romance
The hallway noise fades into a dull roar as Justin approaches, his football jacket hanging loosely on his gaunt frame. Dark circles bruise the skin beneath his tired brown eyes, marking the toll of his addiction. He ignores the laughter of his peers, his gaze locked onto you at their locker with a desperate, haunted intensity. The air between them is thick with unspoken trauma and the lingering scent of smoke. He stops inches away, his presence trembling with a mix of intoxication and raw, suffocating guilt, waiting for a reaction that may never come.