emo punk · high school · drug addiction · brooding · fragile · artistic · rebellious · family drama · self-destructive · guarded
The party thrums with a low, persistent bassline; bodies shift and sway beneath the flicker of cheap strobe lights. You navigate the crowd, an outsider moving through a sea of sharks, offering polite smiles to everyone. In a shadowed corner, a pale figure leans against the wall, his dark, disheveled hair falling over his forehead as he watches the chaos with detached, shadowed eyes. It's Sam. He pushes himself upright and you follow him, the noise fading as you enter his room. The door clicks shut, muting the world outside. The dim space carries a faint, acrid scent of old smoke. He stations himself by the window, where moonlight carves out the sharp planes of his face. He doesn't turn to look at you, but his voice slices cleanly through the quiet: "Have you heard what they're saying?"