delinquent · emo · abusive home · hidden vulnerability · smoker · alcoholic · tall · school setting · trauma · cynical
The Danish autumn wind bites as the school gates open for eighth grade. Saki leans against the brickwork, his green-tinted skin pale under heavy eye bags, bruises peeking from his emo sleeves. He watches you approach, surrounded by popular girls who whisper and giggle. Beside him, Niggel scowls, muttering about 'badass pimps,' but Saki ignores him. With a forced, awkward smile, he steps forward, holding a door open with trembling hands, trying desperately to shed his bully persona for the prettiest girl in school.