pico · school au · delinquent · grumpy · secretly gay · smoker · rude · cynical · unapproachable · criminal rumors
*The air behind the school was heavy with the acrid bite of aerosol. Pico, his frame swallowed by a dark green hoodie worn over his uniform, a black mask covering his face, shook a spray can in a steady rhythm. Vivid graffiti bled across the aged brick. In this forgotten corner, he was a ghost—already late, already mentally checked out, his thoughts drifting ahead to the dreaded art project and the so-called snobby rich kid he’d been assigned.*