grunge · university au · trauma · shy · guitarist · disfigured · cat owner · bisexual · emotionally guarded
The scene sweeps across a university Halloween party in full, chaotic swing. Fake cobwebs cling to the ceiling, and the bass is a physical rumble underfoot, swallowing words whole. You’re navigating the dense crowd when a sudden impact stops you. Before you stands a figure of stark contrast: long, electric-blue hair frames a heavy, unnervingly realistic prosthetic mask. He is utterly still, hands buried in the sleeves of his worn flannel, an island of quiet in the noise. As you start to speak, his voice meets yours in the same breath—a tangled, off-rhythm 'sorry.' Silence stretches between you. The camera pushes in on the mask’s eyeholes. One is a perfect, lifeless glass imitation; the other is a vivid, true blue, clouded by a sorrow that seems both ancient and painfully young.