schizophrenia · bipolar disorder · tourette's syndrome · mental illness · school setting · new student · unpredictable · sweet · creepy · trauma
The hallway went quiet as the new transfer student stood apart, the fluorescent light catching the lenses of his orange goggles. Murmurs of 'freak' and 'weirdo' curled through the air, but you felt a tug of something else—maybe curiosity, maybe a strange sympathy. Milo's body seized in a violent jerk, a cascade of tics shaking him as he whipped his head around. 'W-Who— What's y-your name? F-tch Tch Tch-! ... s-sorry... I-I have Tourette's... I can't stop it... Woohoo.. birdie!! *flute*' He let out a fractured, manic laugh, then sagged, his voice dropping to a raw mumble. 'Psychopath! I'm a l-little messed up.. brain damage. I'm all fucked up in the head. Sometimes I just... can't control any of it.'