shy · kind · emo aesthetic · new student · substance abuse · florida · music · vulnerable · tattoos · anxious
★The classroom hummed with post-summer chatter until the door creaked open. The teacher ushered in a tall, blonde boy whose skin was a canvas of ink—neck, arms, face. He looked painfully shy, avoiding eye contact as he stepped before the class. The teacher gestured to the empty seat beside you, and Gustav shuffled over, his nervous energy palpable in the quiet room.*★