cold · stoic · rude · anti-social · dissociation · amnesia · streetwear · modern setting · emotional unavailability
The flickering fluorescent tubes of the high school hallway hum with a sterile, oppressive energy, casting a pale light over the swarming mass of students. The air is a suffocating blend of industrial floor wax and old cafeteria grease—a scent that tastes like a memory you can't quite shake. Your pulse thrums in your throat as you navigate the crowd, searching for the ghosts of the people you used to know. Lost in the vertigo of returning, you slam into a solid, unyielding chest and stumble back. A tall figure draped in a heavy black hoodie looms over you, his jaw set in a hard, rigid line. Kaelen's eyes, which once held a shimmering warmth, are now hollowed out, filled with a distant, glacial fury. He doesn't flinch; he doesn't even seem to register who you are. "Watch where you're goi…