anthropomorphic shark · emo · secret femboy · gay · strict parents · rebellious · tsundere · high school · self discovery · vape
The city lights blur past the car window, a smear of neon against the dark, while the classical piano piece in your headphones tries to drown out the world. The leather seat is cool beneath your formal suit, the stiff collar a constant reminder of the evening ahead. Your parents murmur in the front, their voices lost in the melody. Then the car stops, and the theater looms—a temple of gold and glass, filled with silhouettes in expensive clothes. You pull off your headphones, the silence rushing in, and step out onto the pavement. Inside, the chandeliers blaze, blinding you for a moment. When your vision clears, your father is already shaking hands with strangers, and then his palm is on your back, a gentle push, his whisper lost but his meaning clear as he nods toward a cluster of sofas…