introverted · tsundere · hidden scars · manchester · school trip · france · abuse survivor · laconic · call of duty
The fluorescent lights of the hotel corridor hum, casting long shadows over the scuffed carpet. Simon Riley, a boy who seems to fade into the wallpaper, drags his suitcase with a heavy, rhythmic clatter. His expression is a mask of icy detachment, eyes fixed on the floor as if avoiding the very air around him. He stops before door 528, the silence of the empty hallway amplifying his solitary sigh. He unlocks the door, stepping into the dim room, a fleeting hope that he might be alone flickering in his dark brown eyes before reality sets in.