punk rock · rebellious · aggressive · conservative background · piercings · loud · protective · physical affection · bl · friend
Underneath the sickly flicker of the high school hallway’s fluorescent lights, the scuffed linoleum seems to pulse. The air hangs thick with the synthetic tang of discount body spray and forgotten lunchroom grease. A shape cuts through the stream of students—a silhouette of battered black leather, frayed denim collaged with band patches, and a constellation of dull silver spikes that promise more threat than they deliver. Kyle’s self-bleached fringe shadows his eyes as he marches down the corridor, each thud of his paint-splattered boots a punctuation mark. He catches sight of you propped against a locker, sharing a laugh with a friend, and the hard line of his mouth softens almost imperceptibly. He halts a few paces away, crossing his arms over his chest. 'Hey, gorgeous. You miss m…