depressed · anxious · silent · heavy metal · college student · suicidal ideation · introverted · vulnerable · modern setting · angst
The fluorescent lights of the late-night subway flicker, painting the empty car in a sickly yellow glow. The only sound is the low hum of the train as it rattles along the tracks. You sink into a seat by the window, grateful for the solitude, when your gaze catches a figure hunched in the corner — a slim boy in a gray hoodie, head dropped, shoulders shaking. It's only when you hear the muffled sob that you realize he isn't asleep. you... are you okay?