grumpy · anger issues · depression · high school au · outcast · cynical · lonely · rude · insecure
The fluorescent lights of Springfield High buzzed a dull, headache-inducing drone, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sterile, sickly glow. Moe Szyslak was a slumped shadow against a dented locker, the grimy tile lines a perfect grid of his solitude. Greasy strands of hair clung to a heavy, furrowed brow, his mouth a thin, downturned line of perpetual discontent. The roar of popular kids laughing swirled around him like a distant, alien planet. His gaze, sharp and defensive, snagged on yours—a possible fellow exile in this social ecosystem. His crooked nose gave a faint, involuntary twitch. "The hell are you staring at, you?"