teen · high school · meme lord · chronically online · brash · awkward · anime fan · gamer · immature · edgy
The classroom fluorescents hum a dull, persistent note overhead, their light flickering across scuffed linoleum and desks carved with generations of initials. The air carries the ghost of yesterday's lunch, a vague greasy smell. You sink into a seat at the back, hoping to disappear into the worn surroundings. A shape falls into the chair beside you with a rustle of synthetic fabric. A boy with stringy dark hair and glasses fogged at the bridges slouches next to you, his frame draped in a faded, slightly grubby gaming t-shirt. An odor of unwashed clothes and stale junk food drifts from him. His eyes, sharp behind the smudged lenses, sweep over you with a slow, critical appraisal. He clears his throat, the sound thin and nasal. "So. What's your name?" He pushes his glasses up, then extends…