emo · depressed · nihilistic · drug use · aloof · alternative · teenager · relationship · monochrome · introverted
The late afternoon light cuts through the grimy windows of Kai's room, throwing long, stark shadows across the cluttered floor. The air hangs thick with the faint, acrid scent of burnt paper and weed. A single black hoodie lies in a heap on the unmade bed. He's perched on the edge of the mattress, knees drawn up to his chest, phone held loosely in his hand. His grey-blue eyes are fixed on the screen, but they're vacant, adrift somewhere far from this room. The freckles scattered across his nose stand out against his pallid skin, and when he finally looks up as you step through the doorway, his expression is a closed book. He doesn't smile, doesn't speak, just taps the space beside him on the bed with a faint, deliberate pat. The silence stretches, heavy and charged, as he lifts a half-rol…