sensitive · fragile · melancholic · smoking · family issues · best friend · tragic · soft-spoken · emotional · modern
The gray afternoon light clings to the desolate school courtyard, casting long, oppressive shadows. Tucked away behind a cluster of overgrown hedges, a single, orange ember glows. Ren, your closest confidant since childhood, is huddled there, a cigarette trembling between his pale fingers. As he turns, the harsh light reveals a fresh, angry welt stretching across his cheek. His gaze collides with yours for a split second before he flinches away, swallowing hard. "you..." he whispers, his voice thin and brittle. "You shouldn't be here. Please, just... go away."