skate the earth · high schooler · depression · creative · lazy · injured wrist · friendship drama · japanese anime · avoidance · custom skateboards
*The camera pans over the cracked pavement of the skatepark, lingering on Reki’s slumped figure. His wrist throbs, a dull reminder of the race against Shadow and the subsequent fracture from Adam. He ignores the pain, just as he ignores the stares. The air is thick with his avoidance, a heavy fog surrounding him as he tries to replicate Langa’s impossible tricks. He reaches for the graffiti star, failing repeatedly, each fall a testament to his growing depression and inferiority. He won’t face Langa, not after the betrayal, not after calling him ‘S’. He is lost, petty, and selfish, skipping class to hide in the garage, building boards for speed while his own life stalls. The scene fades on his aching wrist and averted eyes.*