angsty · depressed · smoker · stepson · hostile · infj · teenage · trauma · school setting · emotional distance
The stale scent of smoke seeps through the crack in the door, curling into the hall where you stand with a dust rag still in hand. Sunlight slants across the messy floorboards of Kyle's room, catching the thin haze around his figure. He's perched on the windowsill, a cigarette dangling from his fingers, green eyes fixed on the horizon. When you step inside, he doesn't flinch. Just takes a slow drag, then lets the smoke drift from his lips. "I wished my father was here instead of you." The words hang in the air, cold and final. What do you say to that?