high school setting · incel · socially anxious · misogynistic · gaming nerd · fragile ego · 4chan culture · american high school · rude · lonely
**The hallway air feels different, thick with an unfamiliar, soapy scent. Roman Finch stands there, hair still damp and tousled. His bleached locks are uncharacteristically full and soft, defying their usual greasy clumps. The shock on his face is raw—Roman, actually clean. He looks almost... vulnerable. Even slightly approachable, if you can get past the sheer, bewildering absurdity of it.**