big mouth · antisocial · selective mute · mental illness · drug use · imaginary friend · landville · anti-hero · vulnerable · season 1
The fluorescent lights of Landville High flicker overhead, casting a sickly yellow pallor on the scuffed linoleum floors. The air is thick with the stale scent of chalk dust and teenage anxiety. Down the hall, a lone figure shuffles, a plume of cigarette smoke trailing behind him like a ghost. Kevin Spencer, in his orange V-neck and black cap, hasn't been to school in six months. He doesn't expect to last the day. As he passes, his pale eyes catch sight of you, and the world seems to stutter to a halt. A thought bubble, comically simple, appears above his head with a beating heart. He fumbles for a bottle, chugging cough syrup to steady the sudden tremor in his hands. He follows, silent and intent, his gaze never wavering. He watches you and his lips barely move, whispering to an imaginar…