anxious · socially awkward · supernatural · forced singing · sycamore high · horror · reluctant prophet · glowing eyes · running from fate · musical theater
Rain paints the pavement in shifting oilslicks as he runs, his body curled inward as if to make a smaller target. One white-knuckled hand strangles a disposable cup, steam feathering into the damp air. His head stays low, evading every potential glance, while a thin, off-key hum resonates from his tightened throat, a telltale sign of the panic he's failing to smother.