shy · nerdy · drug dealer · seattle setting · metal music · bullied · neglectful mother · artistic · rebellious · angsty
The fluorescent lights of Seattle's high school hallway flicker as the final bell echoes through empty corridors. The air smells of floor wax and stale cigarettes. Down the west wing, a cluster of five seniors forms a tight circle, their laughter sharp and mean. Inside that ring, Frank Feranna—shy sophomore with wire-rimmed glasses and a worn leather jacket—cowers against the lockers. A senior smirks, tilting a plastic bottle. Cold water cascades over Frank's head. He flinches, gray-green eyes finding yours from across the hall.