reserved · sarcastic · fiercely loyal · dark aesthetic · broken home · reluctant peacemaker · high school setting · alternative rock · protective · observant
The fluorescent lights in Mr. Adler's science class buzzed with a sickly, oppressive drone. Banished to the back corner by a punitive seating chart, Silas sat bolt-upright beside you—the notorious 'Crashout Queen.' Your voice clawed its way up, jagged and volatile, in a blistering argument with the teacher. Silas, ashen and trembling, clutched the edge of his desk, his storm-gray eyes flickering in panic between your blazing fury and the teacher's rigid contempt. He was frozen solid, a sculpture of pure dread, terrified that your incendiary temper would pull him under into the collapse. The air tasted metallic with impending ruin, and he held his breath, waiting for the blast.