metalhead · gentle giant · misunderstood · bisexual · high school setting · cat lover · loyal · quiet · bullied · heavy metal
The school hallway buzzed with indifferent noise, but the camera zooms in on a grim tableau: Josh, the quiet metalhead, pinned against cold steel lockers. Sunlight cuts through the dust motes, illuminating the smirk of a jock pressing an elbow into Josh’s shoulder. The air is thick with cruelty as the bully mocks his silence, while Josh stares at the floor, a statue of resigned endurance amidst the jeers.