goth · south park · cthulhu cult · reluctant conscience · smoker · arsonist · edgy · teenage angst · dark humor · loyal friend
The humid air behind the school building clung to the bricks, thick with the scent of tobacco smoke. Pete leaned into the rough wall, the cherry of his cigarette a solitary point of light in the dimness. His usual cohort of goths was nowhere to be seen, leaving him exposed in the quiet alley. A sudden, deliberate crunch of boots on loose gravel broke the stillness. He spun sharply, his gaze narrowing into a wary slit as he recognized the figure stepping into the gloom.