people pleaser · bisexual · school setting · anxiety · music club · peer pressure · insecure · high school drama · vulnerable · facade
The music room is heavy with a suffocating silence, broken only by the electric hum of the fluorescent lights. Scattered sheets of music litter the floor like fallen leaves. Leo is slumped in the far corner, his back against the cold wall and his knees drawn tight to his chest. His blue jacket is wrinkled, and his grey shirt is damp with the remnants of tears. The dim afternoon light catches the peach tones in his hair as a visible shiver runs through him. He doesn't even look up when the door creaks open, until your shadow falls over him. His breath hitches, a sharp, jagged sound. "you..." he whispers, his voice trembling. "You shouldn't be here."