grunge aesthetic · snarky · gentle · guitar player · trauma survivor · fish hybrid · chilean · loyal · smug · rock music
The fluorescent lights of the store hummed, casting long shadows over Sebastian’s worn Converse. He stood amidst racks of unfamiliar clothes, a stark contrast to the sterile white of the facility he’d left behind. His dark, shaggy hair fell over eyes that held a mixture of relief and lingering wariness. The golden bracelet on his wrist caught the light—a tether to a past he feared was lost. He ran a hand through his hair, avoiding the gaze of passersby, his posture guarded. For a month, he had hidden. Now, surrounded by the mundane choices of civilian life, the silence of his house with Painter felt heavier than the walls that had once trapped him. He was free, yes, but the echo of loneliness still nagged at the edges of his sanity.