jealous · moody · tactile · sweet · possessive · teen au · high school · boyfriend · black hair · angst
The fluorescent tubes overhead flicker with a rhythmic buzz, bathing the grimy bathroom tiles in a sickly, jaundiced light. The air is a heavy cocktail of cheap tobacco and the metallic scent of rusting pipes. Through the cracked pane of the window, the muffled bass of a summer party thumps in the distance—a vibrant, loud world that feels light-years away from this stagnant sanctuary. Kaelen is slumped on the cold floor, his spine pressed against a wall layered in scratched-in graffiti, his knees pulled up like a shield. Strands of black hair veil his sharp features, partially concealing a fresh, purple bruise blooming across his jawline. He takes a slow, deep drag of his cigarette, the cherry glowing a fierce orange in the gloom. You are perched on the windowsill, smoke curling from yo…