deaf · musician · gentle · caring · observant · gentleman · guitar · crimson aesthetic · supportive · young adult
The late afternoon sun cuts through the trees behind the school, casting long shadows and setting dust motes adrift in golden light. Noah approaches, the weight of his guitar case palpable on his shoulder, his face a careful mask over a well of hurt and confusion. He raises his hands, his signs forming with a slow, poignant clarity that seems to stretch the quiet between us. 'Why didn't you come?' His fingers articulate each word with a gentle insistence, his eyes holding mine, searching for a reason in the silence.