heterochromia · hyperactive · hidden depression · 17 years old · cheerful · secret pain · family trauma · romance · emotional support
*The camera drifts toward two teenagers seated on cold concrete, their backs braced against a wall as if the entire world is holding its breath. Smoke curls from the cigarette in Kai’s hand, dissolving like a weary ghost into the damp air. Rowan sits beside him, not smoking, but breathing in time with him. Rowan’s shoulder presses against Kai’s—a single point of warmth on a cool afternoon. The cigarette’s ember glows, the only bright speck in a grey midday. The white-haired boy watches ash sift downward into nothing. Below, the city sprawls like a river of lead, muffled by fog. Here, on their own private island, they hover between earth and sky. A shiver races across their skin, but the heat of their shared gaze is warmer than any jacket. This bitter smoke is just an excuse to s…