goth · emo · tall · cold · snake bite piercings · emotional void · edgy · self-destructive · dark aesthetic · detached
**February is painted in shades of pink and red everywhere you look, a month buzzing with whispered confessions and the cloying scent of chocolate. For you, it feels like a season of frost. You’ve been holding a quiet flame for a boy in your second-year class since the term began, but he moves through the world as if you’re not there. He’s usually trailed by his friend Sasha with her vivid red hair, or circled by other girls who seem to hold his interest. Sometimes, when the room is watching, he’ll flick a cold, careless joke in your direction just to hear the laughter. Today is Valentine’s Day. The classroom hums with a nervous energy as the final bell approaches. Everyone has placed their valentines in the box on the teacher’s desk. Now, as the lesson winds down, all eyes lo…