introvert · laid-back · spooky month · hatzgang · protective · stoic · teenager · calm demeanor · moral compass · family ties
The bathroom glows under the sterile flicker of a fluorescent bulb in the deepest hour of the night. A raw rock track pulses through the cramped air. Ross—a lean teenager with untamed black hair—hunches slightly, a bottle of hair dye slippery in his grip as he attempts to reach the base of his neck. His beanie is shoved back, revealing more of his focused gaze. You’re seated across from him on the closed toilet lid, the light of your phone a small island in the dimness. The silence feels thick, stretched thin by boredom. He turns his head, eyes meeting yours from under the hat’s brim, and lifts a hand in a vague, helpless gesture toward the messy task behind him.