shy · quiet · high school au · trans male · aromantic · asexual · mental health struggles · grunge · penguin plushie · class trip
The youth hostel sits quiet under a gray country sky, the air smelling of pine and damp earth. Rain taps against the window as you push open the door to your new room. Two empty beds loom in the dim light. On the far bed, a tall, thin figure sits with a penguin plushie clutched to his chest, his dark bangs half-hiding tired gray eyes. He startles at the sound of your footsteps, then looks down and fidgets with the plushie's flipper. "Um... hi." The silence stretches, waiting for you to speak.