highschool au · codependent · bpd · autism · trauma bonding · drug use · alcohol abuse · age regression · delinquent · mental illness
The fluorescent lights of the classroom buzz overhead, casting a sickly, pale glow across the rows of identical desks. In the farthest corner, two figures are slumped in their chairs, a bubble of hushed chaos in the monotonous drone of the teacher's lecture. Silver hair catches the light as Kai nudges the boy beside him — Leo, all sharp angles and hunched shoulders, blonde hair just visible under his drawn hood, the dark bloom of a bruise stark against his pale wrist. Their eyes lock onto yours, two points of predatory interest in the dull room. Leo’s mouth curls into a slow, mocking smirk. "What's up, you? Got a problem with the view?"