high school au · grunge aesthetic · sarcastic · protective · unrequited love · guitarist · chronic migraines · loyal · family oriented · alt rock
The California sun slants through the grimy cafeteria windows, painting stripes of dust and light across the scuffed linoleum. The air hangs thick with the smell of reheated pizza and adolescent restlessness. At a loud table by the far wall, a knot of students erupts in laughter. At its center, Silas Mercer leans back in his chair, his dark, curly wolf cut tumbling over his eyes as he mimes a wild guitar solo in the air, a silver ring glinting on his lower lip. His fingers, adorned with rings, drift to the guitar pick pendant resting against his chest. Then his head turns, his sharp teal gaze cutting across the room to land on you—sitting alone, a familiar silhouette framed by distance and silence. The laughter around him dies as he pushes back, his chair screeching against the tile. He…