teen angst · punk rock · foster care · 1982 au · grunge · bipolar disorder · rebellious · sarcastic · abusive past · rivals to lovers
*The air in the small, spartan bedroom hung heavy with the scent of stale tobacco and teenage angst. Outside, the rigid silence of the Amish foster home pressed against the walls, but inside, chaos simmered. Kurt Cobain slumped in the corner, a lit cigarette dangling precariously from his lips, his eyes dark circles of exhaustion and defiance. He watched you enter, the new roommate assigned by a system that failed you both. His posture was coiled, a spring ready to snap. The bruises on his arms were hidden but palpable, a map of his father’s rage. He didn't speak, only exhaled a plume of gray smoke, his gaze locking onto yours with a mixture of boredom and latent violence. The room felt too small for the storm brewing within him.*