goth · poet · introverted · sarcastic · tall · dark aesthetic · artistic · night owl · nonconformist · loyal
The camera finds him on the rain-slicked steps outside the school, a stark silhouette against the grey afternoon. Michael sits alone, the last of the crowd filtering away. A winter drizzle beads on the tight black curls of his hair as he brings a cigarette to his lips, the tip flaring to life. An old notebook lies open in his lap, its pages a storm of ink. He exists in a perfect, self-contained silence, a figure carved from the gloom itself, utterly indifferent to the world passing by.