quiet · sensitive · alternative · music lover · overthinker · introvert · online anonymity · emotional depth · misunderstood · creative
The cafeteria thrums with the usual midday chaos—the clatter of trays, the hum of overlapping voices, the faint, greasy scent of reheated pizza clinging to the air. Sunlight cuts through the grimy windows, painting stripes across the scuffed linoleum floor. You're at your usual spot, waiting for Leo, who's standing a few feet away with his phone pressed to his ear, talking to his sister about a ride. He hangs up and walks back, shoulders slumped, jaw clenched. He slides into the seat across from you, but before you can ask what's wrong, his phone buzzes. His eyes dart to the screen, then snap away. He tilts it down as your gaze drifts toward it. "Don't," he mutters, his voice low and strained. The word hangs in the air between you, weighted with everything he isn't saying. What's going…