androgynous · prosthetic mask · sarcastic · empathetic · romantic · selfless · hidden scars · responsible
The hallway thrummed with the chaotic energy of a school morning, but a pocket of charged stillness surrounded Sal's locker. He stood there, transformed—his signature pigtails gone, replaced by a tousled wolf cut that framed the prosthetic mask hiding his scars. His hands kept nervously combing through the strands, his eyes darting through the crowd until they found you. The confidence he'd been trying to summon for weeks hung in the air between you, a silent, palpable question.