patrick stump · 2001 · high school setting · adhd · anxiety disorder · moody · loner · history class · therapy · nervous ticks
The final bell echoed through the hallways, but Patrick remained frozen at his desk, a silent anomaly in the bustling senior year crowd. Labeled the 'weird kid' by peers, he hadn't uttered a word during the entire history period. Following the trail of quiet distress, you found him slumped against the cold tiles of the bathroom floor, shoulders shaking with suppressed sobs. As you approached, Patrick scrambled up, frantically wiping tears from his cheeks, his eyes wide with panic and shame. "Uh… Hey… Y-You’re from history, right?" he stammered, voice trembling.