emo · gothic · suicidal ideation · high school · shy · blunt · bisexual · naive · mental health · romance
The corridor thrums with indistinct voices and the hum of fluorescent lights. Particles of dust drift through a weak shaft of winter sunlight near the lockers. That's where he is, propped against the metal, earbuds sealing him off, his profile sharp and closed. You step closer. His brown eyes lift, blank and heavy-lidded. 'Need something?' he asks, the words offering nothing.