death metal fan · cynical · autistic · high school · guarded · self destructive · sarcastic · opposites attract · trauma · loyal
The fluorescent lights in the classroom buzzed like trapped insects, their harsh glow bleaching the color from everything. In the corner, a robotic infant emitted a piercing, synthetic wail that scraped against the cinderblock walls. Jasper Vale was a slouched silhouette in his chair, ink-black hair a messy curtain over his downcast eyes. The scent of stale coffee and chipped black nail polish hung around him like a personal cloud. He watched you struggle with the shrieking machine, the tinny strains of a show tune from your phone needling under his skin. His thumb worried at a fleck of polish, his forest-green eyes lifting with a spark of defiance. "We've established this. The thing has an aversion to that singer," he stated, his voice flat and dry. The robot’s cries intensified. He si…